Agenor Muniz (Australian footballer)

For the Uruguayan footballer, see Agenor Muñiz.

Agenor Muniz

Personal information
Full name	Agenor Muniz
Date of birth	(1949-06-24) 24 June 1949
Place of birth	Sapucaia, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1971	Vasco da Gama
1971–1977	Sydney Hakoah
1980–1981	Adelaide City
International career
1975–1978	Australia	20	(1)
Managerial career
2003	Dulwich Hill
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agenor Muniz (born 24 June 1949) is a former footballer. Originally from CR Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian metropolis Rio de Janeiro, in 1971 he joined Eastern Suburbs Hakoah, later well known as Sydney City in Australia, where he won several titles. To date he remains the sole Brazilian to ever play for the Australian national football team

Career

Clubs

The winger and midfirelder Muniz played for Brazilian team CR Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro from 1966 to 1971. In 1971 he was brought to Australia alongside four more Brazilians like Hilton Silva and Luis de Melo by then so called Eastern Suburbs Hakoah of Sydney. With the club he won the NSW Premiership of 1971, 1973 and 1974 and the Ampol Cup of 1973. In 1977 he won with the club the Australian Championship by winning the first edition of the National Soccer League.

Early May 1977 he joined league competitor Adelaide City. With the club he won the 1979 Cup of Australia defeating St. George in the final 3-2. In 1980 Agenor Muniz was runner-up as Player of the Year behind Queensland policeman Jim Hermiston, a former Scottish Aberdeen FC player.

In 1981 Muniz played again for Sydney's Eastern suburbs in the NSL, then trading as Sydney City. With this team, coached by Eddie Thomson he won, playing alongside legendary John Kosmina, once more the Australian Championship.

National team

Muniz played 20 times for Australia between 1975 and 1978.

Coaching

In the 2003 2003 NSW Winter Super League Muniz coached Dulwich Hill