Ramiro Muñoz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramiro Muñoz Calvo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Finland U21 (assistant coach) Olimpija Ljubljana (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ED Moratalaz[1] | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | VJS (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | SJK (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Inter Turku (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Inter Turku (caretaker) | ||
| 2024– | Finland U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Olimpija Ljubljana (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Ramiro Muñoz Calvo (born 10 February 1994) is a Spanish football coach and a former player, currently an assistant for Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. Since January 2024, Muñoz has also worked as an assistant coach of the Finland U21 national team.
Playing career
Muñoz has played for ED Moratalaz in his native Spain.
Career
After moving to Finland in 2014, Muñoz has worked as a teacher in Vierumäki Sports Center in Vierumäki. He has also worked as a youth and assistant coach for Helsingin Palloseura and Vantaan Jalkapalloseura. During the 2021 season, he worked as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki with manager Jani Honkavaara.[1]
On 6 November 2021, Muñoz was named the assistant coach of Miguel Grau for fellow Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[2] After Grau was dismissed in September 2022, Muñoz was named the caretaker manager for the rest of the season.[3][4][5] He continued as assistant coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons under head coaches Jarkko Wiss and Vesa Vasara, and his departure from Inter was announced in late September 2024.[6][7]
On 29 January 2024, Muñoz was appointed an assistant coach of the Finland U21 national team in the coaching staff of Mika Lehkosuo, focusing on the set pieces.[8] They went on to qualify for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.
In January 2025, he also started as an assistant coach of Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana, in a coaching staff of Víctor Sánchez.[9][10]
Personal life
Muñoz is a fluent Finnish speaker.[11][12]
Managerial statistics
- As of 27 October 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Inter Turku[a] | 
|
20 September 2022 | 31 December 2022 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 | ||||||
- ^ caretaker manager
References
- ^ a b c Ramiro Muñoz täydentää SJK:n valmennusryhmän, sjk.fi, 1 February 2021
- ^ FC Inter jatkaa espanjalaisvalmennuksessa – Miguel Grau ottaa komennon Turussa: "Identifioin itseni hyökkäävän jalkapallon ystäväksi", Yle, 6 November 2021
- ^ Miguel Grau jättää Interin, Ramiro Muñoz päävalmentajaksi loppukaudeksi, Aamuset, 19 September 2022
- ^ "Paras on vielä tulossa" - Inter-luotsi Ramiro Muñoz muistuttaa ettei kausi pääty vielä sunnuntaina, veikkausliiga.com, 15 October 2022
- ^ "Otimme kuitenkin stepin eteenpäin" - Inter-luotsi Ramiro Muñoz näki HJK-tappiossa hyvääkin, veikkausliiga.com, 3 October 2022
- ^ Ramiro Muñoz päättää kolmevuotisen matkansa Interissä, fcinter.fi, 23 September 2024
- ^ Muñoz lähtee Interistä etuajassa, Aamuset, 24 September 2024
- ^ Ramiro Muñoz liittyy Pikkuhuuhkajien valmennustiimiin, Football Association of Finland, palloliitto.fi, 29 January 2024
- ^ Sanchez ima pri Olimpiji novega pomočnika, 24ur.com, 16 January 2025
- ^ Haastattelu: Näin Pikkuhuuhkajien valmentaja Ramiro Muñoz kehittäisi suomalaista jalkapalloa – ”Pitäisi pikku hiljaa kehittää oma pelitapa”, suomifutis.com, 7 June 2025
- ^ Interviews 15.12. Ramiro Muñoz, youtube.com
- ^ HJK – FC Inter lehdistötilauus, youtube.com, 2 October 2022