Antxon Muneta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muneta and the second or maternal family name is Beldarrain.
Antxon Muneta
Personal information
Full name Antxon Muneta Beldarrain
Date of birth (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mirandés (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Portugalete 29 (1)
2006–2007 Zalla 34 (4)
2007–2008 Barakaldo 30 (6)
2008–2010 Osasuna B 46 (1)
2010–2014 Mirandés 118 (8)
2014–2015 Reus 14 (1)
2015 → Logroñés (loan) 16 (2)
2015–2018 Logroñés 90 (10)
2018–2019 Mérida 32 (5)
2020 Gimnástica Torrelavega 7 (0)
Managerial career
2025 Mirandés (caretaker)
2026– Mirandés
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antxon Muneta Beldarrain (born 1 July 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a midfielder, and is the current manager of CD Mirandés.

Playing career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Muneta spent six of his first seven seasons in Segunda División B, representing Club Portugalete, Barakaldo CF, CA Osasuna B and CD Mirandés.[1] In 2006–07 he competed in Tercera División, with Zalla UC.

In the 2011–12 campaign, Muneta scored four goals in 32 games to help Mirandés promote to Segunda División for the first time ever. He made his debut in the competition on 17 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca;[2] on 15 September he scored his first league goal, in a 2–2 draw at Real Murcia.[3]

Muneta was released by the Rojillos in the 2014 summer, and subsequently moved to CF Reus Deportiu in the third level.[4] On 30 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league team UD Logroñés, until June.[5] He left the club in the summer 2018.

On 19 September 2018, Muneta signed with Mérida AD in the fourth division,[6] featuring in 32 matches and scoring five goals as the season ended in promotion. He still left the club at the end of the year in June 2019,[7] and remained without a club until the following 3 February, as he joined Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a deal for the rest of the season.[8]

In July 2020, in the last match of the promotion play-offs, Muneta injured his meniscus and ligament in the knee, which required a surgery.[9] He retired shortly after, aged 34.

Post-playing career

On 9 June 2023, Muneta returned to Mirandés as a match analyst.[10] On 3 November 2025, he was named caretaker manager of the first team, after Fran Justo was dismissed.[11]

He returned back to his previous role after the arrival of Jesús Galván. On 12 January 2026, Muneta was named manager of the first team until the end of the season, following the sacking of Galván.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 March 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Mirandés (caretaker) 3 November 2025 7 November 2025 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 [13]
Mirandés 12 January 2026 Present 9 2 1 6 6 14 −8 022.22 [13]
Career total 10 3 1 6 8 15 −7 030.00 —

References

  1. ^ El polivalente centrocampista Antxon Muneta es el quinto fichaje del Mirandés (Versatile midfielder Antxon Muneta is Mirandés' fifth signing); El Correo, 3 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés (Huesca bitters Mirandés debut); Marca, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Mirandés deja vivo al Murcia (Mirandés leaves Murcia alive); Marca, 15 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El CF Reus ficha a Antxón Muneta (CF Reus Deportiu signs Antxón Muneta); Diari de Tarragona, 29 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Antxón Muneta, cedido a la UD Logroñés (Antxón Muneta, loaned to UD Logroñés); Vavel, 30 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Mérida empieza a corregirse con Muneta (Mérida start to fix themselves with Muneta), Hoy, 19 September 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Adrián Montesinos, Antxon Muneta, Carlos 'Puyi', Samu Martínez y Kevin no continuarán en la temporada 19/20 (Adrián Montesinos, Antxon Muneta, Carlos 'Puyi', Samu Martínez and Kevin will not continue in the 19/20 season, Mérida AD, 12 June 2019 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El experimentado centrocampista Antxon Muneta segundo refuerzo invernal de la Gimnástica (Experienced central midfielder Antxon Muneta, second winter signing of Gimnástica), Gimnástica de Torrelavega, 3 February 2020 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Antxón Muneta, con el menisco y el ligamento de la rodilla tocados, deberá pasar por el quirófano (Antxón Muneta, with the meniscus and the ligament of his knee injured, will have to undergo surgery), Gimnástica de Torrelavega, 18 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Staff técnico 2023/24 – Club Deportivo Mirandés" [2023/24 technical staff – Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Antxon Muneta dirige el entrenamiento del primer equipo" [Antxon Muneta coaches first team trainings] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  12. ^ "El Mirandés destituye a Jesús Galván y Muneta se hará cargo del equipo" [Mirandés sacks Jesús Galván and Muneta will take charge of the team] (in Spanish). elcorreo.com. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Matches Antxon Muneta, 2025–26 season". BDFutbol.
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