Background
A son of a factory worker and a nurse, Muntyan became interested acrobatics and competed successfully in Kiev"s city-wide competition, winning accolades in his age category.
A son of a factory worker and a nurse, Muntyan became interested acrobatics and competed successfully in Kiev"s city-wide competition, winning accolades in his age category.
Muntyan is considered to be one of the best and most talented players to ever represent Dynamo Kyiv and Soviet Union. He is both Romanian and Armenian background. Early years
His family eventually relocated to live near a professional soccer grounds in Kiev, where young Muntyan and his friends would hang out, acting as ball boys to the elders.
While once juggling a ball, he was approached by a soldier, who asked him if he was interested in taking up football as a sport.
Muntyan said yes and was taken to Mikhail Korsunskiy, who was a famous local children"s coach at the time. He quickly recognised Muntyan"s potential.
Youth years
Due to the boy"s natural talent, he was included in Kiev’s youth team with people like Semen Altman and Anatoly Byshovets (both coaches now). The young boy turned up outside the ground, but was so scared to see his idols Valery Lobanovsky, Andriy Biba, that he hid behind a tree and didn"t make the team business
Early career
Muntyan joined the Dynamo Kiev team as a 15-year-old, when the main team coach was Victor Maslov.
Despite weighing only 60 kg (95 stones) and being only 170 cm in height, he was encouraged to play and his skills were further enhanced by the training.