Pedro Munitis Álvarez (born June 19, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Racing de Santander.
At 5'6" (about 1.67 metres), Munitis is one of the shortest players in La Liga. He his best known for his fighting spirit and usually plays as a striker, although he can also operate as winger.
Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander, first appearing with its first team on Januar...
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Pedro Munitis Álvarez (born June 19, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Racing de Santander.
At 5'6" (about 1.67 metres), Munitis is one of the shortest players in La Liga. He his best known for his fighting spirit and usually plays as a striker, although he can also operate as winger.
Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander, first appearing with its first team on January 22, 1995, in a 0-0 home draw with Real Sociedad.
After a loan to CD Badajoz (second level) and notching 14 goals in 72 league contests from 1998-2000, Munitis attracted attention from first division giants Real Madrid, where he would spend two seasons being relatively used, helping the capital side to one league and one Champions League. He would spend 2002-03 on loan at Racing, notably scoring (and celebrating) against Real Madrid in a 2-0 home win, on October 19, 2002.
In 2003, Munitis was snapped by Deportivo de La Coruña on a free...
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