They announced a great transfer Chaniawith Juan Munafo to sign to the team.
After seven consecutive years in Astera Tripoli (and nine in total), the experienced Argentine midfielder left the club as a free agent.
The Chania they seized this opportunity and brought him Munafo and again in Crete, with the 35-year-old having previously made a move from Platania.
Chania’s announcement in detail:
“PAE CHANIA is very happy to announce the acquisition of Argentine midfielder, Juan Munafo Horta.
Born on March 20, 1988, he plays as a central midfielder and has been in our country since 2009, having connected his name mainly with Asteras Tripoli, whose shirt he wore for a total of nine years.
He has vast experience from Super League 1, where he has played 323 times with 14 goals and 18 assists, while he has five appearances in the Europa League and eight in the qualifiers of the same competition.
He took his first steps in Club Atlético Platense, Argentina, and in 2009 he came to Greece on behalf of Panthrakikos, who were then competing in the Super League. A year later he was loaned to Platanias Chania, in the 3rd National Division, to then return to Panthrakikos, recording 25 appearances (1 goal) in the Football League championship and 29 in the Super League (1 goal – 3 assists). In 2013, he joined Asteras Tripoli in the Super League, where he initially stayed for two seasons, making 83 appearances in all competitions. In fact, in the second year of his presence in Tripoli, he also competed in the Europa League groups, having 5 appearances.
In the two years 2015-17 he returned to Platanias in the Super League recording a total of 59 appearances with three goals and two assists. He then returned to Asteras, where he played until last year, having made 195 appearances in all competitions with 10 goals and nine assists.
In total in his career in Greece, the Argentinian midfielder has 402 appearances with 15 goals and 20 assists.
Juan, welcome to the PAE CHANIA big family!”.
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Source: Sport Fm
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