Hólger Quiñónez

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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 (age 62)
Place of birth San Carlos, Ecuador
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 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

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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

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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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hólger QuiñónezFIFA competition record (archived)
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