Pedro Munitis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Munitis Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Santoña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Racing B | ||
| 1995–2000 | Racing Santander | 83 | (14) |
| 1997–1998 | → Badajoz (loan) | 28 | (10) |
| 2000–2003 | Real Madrid | 53 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2003–2006 | Deportivo La Coruña | 90 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Racing Santander | 191 | (12) |
| Total | 475 | (53) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2002 | Spain | 21 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Reocín (w) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bansander (youth) | ||
| 2015 | Racing Santander (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ponferradina | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Pedro Munitis Álvarez (born 19 June 1975) is a Spanish manager and retired footballer who played mainly as a forward.
He was one of the shortest players in La Liga, and was best known for his fighting spirit. His professional career was mainly associated with Racing de Santander – he also represented Real Madrid for two years – and he played in 447 top flight games over the course of 17 seasons, scoring 43 goals.
A Spanish international in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Munitis represented the country at Euro 2000.
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander. He first appeared with its first team on 22 January 1995, in a 0–0 home draw against Real Sociedad.
After a loan to CD Badajoz (second division) and scoring 14 goals in 72 league games with Racing from 1998 to 2000, Munitis attracted attention from La Liga giants Real Madrid, who signed him for £6.8 million. He would be relatively used during his two seasons with the capital club, helping it to one league and one UEFA Champions League.
Munitis spent the 2002–03 season on loan at Racing Santander, notably netting (and celebrating) against Real Madrid in a 2–0 home win on 19 October 2002. In the following off-season, he was purchased up by Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer; after a poor first year he would be one of the Galicia side's most important offensive players, also being used as a left winger, providing rest for veteran captain Fran and being his replacement when Fran retired at the end of 2004–05.
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