Jesús Muñoz (footballer)

Jesús Muñoz Calonge (born 1 January 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

Born in Mota del Cuervo, Province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Muñoz was an Albacete Balompié youth graduate.

On 2 September 1995, aged 19, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.

He continued to feature regularly for Alba in the following campaigns, scoring his first professional goal on 10 November 1996 in a 3–1 Segunda División away victory over Atlético Madrid B.

[6] Returning to Dépor in 2005, Muñoz only featured in one league match (17 minutes in a 2–1 away defeat of CA Osasuna on 26 February 2006)[7] before leaving the club.