Xisco Muñoz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Valencia B | 37 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | → Recreativo (loan) | 39 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | → Tenerife (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Recreativo (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Valencia | 40 | (5) |
| 2005–2009 | Betis | 73 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Levante | 54 | (9) |
| 2011– | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Spain U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Spain U21 | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2011 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart, aka Xisco (born 5 September 1980 in Manacor, Balearic Islands), is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a left winger.
Club career
Valencia
After graduating from Valencia CF's B team, Xisco moved on loan to Recreativo de Huelva, then in the second division, making 38 appearances with ten goals. He then moved to CD Tenerife in 2001–02, playing 28 games with one successful strike, before returning (always loaned by Valencia) to Recreativo for 2002–03, still in La Liga.
Xisco returned to Valencia CF in 2003 for two additional seasons, appearing in 22 contests as the Che conquered the 2004 league title. He added eight games (six starts, no goals) in the club's victorious UEFA Cup campaign, also in that year.
Betis
Xisco moved to Real Betis in 2005 on a six-year link,[1] often delivering in various offensive positions and displaying all-around teamwork. He scored three goals in 2006–07, including a couple of late goals against Racing de Santander[2] and Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[3] as Betis barely avoided top flight relegation in the last matchday.
In an unassuming 2008–09, which ended in relegation, Xisco only featured in nine matches, scoring once. Dark spots included being replaced after having himself being used as a substitute, in a 1–2 home defeat against Málaga CF, on 11 January 2009.[4]
Levante / Later years
In the dying minutes of the August 2009 transfer window, Xisco rescinded his Betis contract and moved to Levante UD, also in the second division, for two seasons. In his first campaign, he played the most he had in years, also scoring eight times as the Valencian Community club returned to the top division, after a two-year absence.
Xisco contributed with 26 games (18 starts) in 2010–11, as Levante finally retained its division status. On 22 January 2011, he scored his only goal of the season, in a 1–4 away loss against Sevilla FC,[5] and he was released in June.
Honours
- Valencia:
Personal
Xisco is the older brother of another footballer, forward Toni Muñoz. He appeared once for RCD Mallorca's first team,[6] but spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of his country, also playing one year in Greece.
References
- ^ Xisco the kid for Betis; UEFA.com, 4 July 2005
- ^ Real Betis 1-1 Racing Santander; ESPNsoccernet, 21 January 2007
- ^ Real Betis 1-1 Gimnastic de Tarragona; ESPNsoccernet, 19 May 2007
- ^ Real Betis 1-2 Málaga; ESPNsoccernet, 11 January 2009
- ^ Fabiano treble sinks Levante; ESPNsoccernet, 22 January 2011
- ^ El Murcia derrota al Larissa en la presentación ante su público (Murcia defeats Larissa in presentation match); Marca, 18 August 2007 Template:Es icon