Cristóbal Muñoz (footballer, born 1999)

Cristóbal Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Cristóbal Felipe Muñoz Vásquez
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Audax Italiano
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2019 Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Audax Italiano 34 (0)
2021Colchagua (loan) 11 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 September 2025

Cristóbal Felipe Muñoz Vásquez (born 11 October 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Audax Italiano.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Chile, Muñoz joined the Audax Italiano youth ranks at the age of 11 and was promoted to the first team at the age of 16.[2] After having no chances to play, he was sent on loan to Colchagua in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile during 2021.[3][4][5]

Back to Audax Italiano, he made his debut with the first team in the 2–0 away loss against Universidad de Chile for the Chilean Primera División on 3 October 2023[5][6] and got regularity the next season.[4] On 17 August 2025, he suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture in the 1–3 away win against Universidad de Chile.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Cristóbal Muñoz » Perfil". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "En otra entrevista de Audax TV" (in Spanish). AUDAX ITALIANO LA FLORIDA (Sitio Oficial). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2026. Cristóbal Muñoz, otro jugador que hoy forma parte de nuestra "Squadra".
  3. ^ "Colchagua - Campeonato Segunda Division 2021". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b Sánchez, Francisco (30 July 2024). ""Mi abuelo siempre me llevaba a entrenar... Él falleció y nunca pudo verme jugar en Primera"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b @audaxoficial; (4 October 2023). "𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁🤩" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "Universidad de Chile vs Audax Italiano - Primera Chile". LALIGA (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026. Cambio en Audax Italiano, entra al campo Cristóbal Muñoz sustituyendo a Óliver Rojas.
  7. ^ Valdés, Diego (18 August 2025). "Audax Italiano confirma grave lesión de Cristóbal Muñoz: rotura del tendón de Aquiles". Triunfo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Información relevante 🚨" (in Spanish). SIFUP. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026. nuestro apoyo a Cristóbal Muñoz, quien sufrió la rotura del tendón de Aquiles del pie derecho.