Hólger Quiñónez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiñónez and the second or maternal family name is Caicedo.

Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo (born 18 September 1962) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Hólger Quiñónez

Personal information
Full name	Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo
Date of birth	(1962-09-18) 18 September 1962
Place of birth	San Carlos, Ecuador
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1989	Barcelona	234	(8)
1990	Vasco Gama	30	(0)
1991	Emelec	9	(0)
1991–1995	União Madeira	83	(3)
1995–1997	Deportivo Pereira	44	(1)
1997	Deportivo Quito
1998–2000	Barcelona	33	(0)
Total		433	(12)
International career
1984–1999	Ecuador	50	(0)
Managerial career
2007	Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Quiñónez was born in San Carlos, Los Ríos Province. During his 20-year professional career he played for Barcelona SC (where he also retired, in 2000), Brazil's CR Vasco da Gama, C.S. Emelec, C.F. União in Portugal, Deportivo Pereira from Colombia and S.D. Quito.

Voted once the best CONMEBOL player in his position, Quiñónez briefly managed main club Barcelona in 2007.

International career

Quiñónez earned a total of 50 caps for the Ecuador national team during 15 years, and represented the country in five Copa América tournaments. He featured in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

External links

• Hólger Quiñónez at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Hólger Quiñónez at National-Football-Teams.com