Juan Manuel Munafo Horta (born 20 March 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis, for which he is captain.

Juan Munafo
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Munafo Horta
Date of birth (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Boca Juniors II 0 (0)
2009–2013 Panthrakikos 66 (2)
2010–2011Platanias (loan) 25 (0)
2013–2015 Asteras Tripolis 65 (0)
2015–2017 Platanias 59 (3)
2017–2024 Asteras Tripolis 183 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Career

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His career began in July 2009 when he signed a professional contract with Panthrakikos. He played in Panthrakikos from 2009 to 2013 and in Asteras Tripolis for the next two years. On 31 August 2015, he signed a two years' contract with his former club Platanias for an undisclosed fee.

On 2 August 2017, Asteras Tripolis officially announced the return of experienced defensive midfielder to the club, after two seasons. The 29-year-old Argentine, who was also a member of the ambitious Superleague club between 2013 and 2015 (83 performances in all competitions) and has played for Platanias since his first transfer move to Greece back in the summer of 2009 as well, signed two-season contract with the team of manager Staikos Vergetis, who knows him very well from their common spell at Asteras Tripolis, for an undisclosed fee.[1] On 1 October 2017 he scored his first goal, opening the score in a 2–0 home win against AEK Athens, the first in the 2017–18 season.[2] On 4 November 2018, he scored an 88th-minute winner in a 1–0 home win against Panathinaikos.[3]

Career statistics

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Season Club league Championship National cup Europe Total
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2008–09 Boca Juniors II Primera B Nacional
2009–10 Panthrakikos Super League Greece 3 0 1 0 - - 4 0
2010–11 Platanias Football League 2 25 0 0 0 - - 25 0
2011–12 Panthrakikos Football League 25 1 2 0 - - 27 1
2012–13 Panthrakikos Super League Greece 29 1 0 0 - - 29 1
2013–14 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 30 0 4 0 0 0 34 0
2014–15 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 35 0 3 0 11 0 49 0
2015–16 Platanias Super League Greece 23 0 2 0 0 0 25 0
2016–17 Platanias Super League Greece 27 3 5 0 0 0 32 3
2017–18 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 29 2 3 0 0 0 32 2
2018–19 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 24 0 6 0 2 0 32 0
2019–20 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 26 1 2 0 0 0 28 1
2020–21 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 28 3 1 0 0 0 29 3
2021–22 Asteras Tripolis Super League Greece 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 314 11 30 0 13 0 357 11

References

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  1. ^ Επίσημο: Μουνάφο για δυο χρόνια στον Αστέρα
  2. ^ "Ο Αστέρας έστησε "μπλόκο" στην ΑΕΚ, 2–0 στην Τρίπολη". www.sport24.gr. 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Παναθηναϊκός 1-0". www.gazzetta.gr. 4 November 2017.
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