Ciro Muro

Ciro Muro
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964
Place of birth Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Napoli 1 (0)
1984–1985 Monopoli 34 (5)
1985–1986 Pisa 29 (4)
1986–1987 Napoli 11 (1)
1987–1989 Lazio 61 (4)
1989–1990 Cosenza 35 (2)
1990–1991 Messina 30 (1)
1991–1993 Taranto 71 (9)
1993–1995 Ischia 58 (1)
1995–1997 Albanova 54 (10)
1997–1998 Sant'Anastasia
1998–1999 Casertana
1999–2000 Viribus Unitis
2001 Pomigliano
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciro Muro (9 March 1964) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Muro is a native of Naples, Italy.[2]

Career

Muro started his career with Italian Serie A side Napoli, later helping the club win the 1986–87 Coppa Italia (scoring a goal in 3–0 victory over Atalanta in the first leg of the final) and the 1986–87 Serie A title (scoring one goal in 11 appearances, which came in a 3–0 win over Ascoli on 11 January 1987).[3][4][5]

Style of play

Muro was considered to be a highly talented and promising player in his youth, with good technique and free kick-taking abilities; he often served as a back-up to Diego Maradona at Napoli, and was even nicknamed "Murodona" by the club's fans. However, his performances declined as his career progressed.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Muro is the son of a gardener.[6]

Honours

Napoli[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Partidos Muro, Ciro Muro | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Ciro Muro: il mago delle punizioni oscurato da Maradona" (in Italian). guerinsportivo.it. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ciro Muro: memorie e speranze di un talento cristallino". rispettalosport.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Giordano, Antonio (22 December 2024). "Ciro Muro: "Ero 'Murodona', poi ho iniziato a scendere e non mi sono più fermato"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "10 maggio 1987, Napoli Campione: il 1° scudetto!". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ciro Muro: murato da Maradona". storiedicalcio.org.


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