Quini

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Personal information
Quini
Full name	Enrique Castro González
Date of birth	September 23, 1949 (1949-09-23) (age 58)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1968–1980 1980–1984 1984–1987	Sporting de Gijon Barcelona Sporting de Gijon	3?? (215) 099 0(51) 061 0(17)
National team²
1970–1982	Spain	35 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:11, 16 December 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Enrique Castro González, also known as Quini (born September 23, 1949) is a Spanish ex-footballer born in Oviedo.

As a player, he was also known as "El Brujo", "Quinocho", and "Quinigol". The last is a reference to his great ability to score goals (gol in Spanish).

He dedicated his professional career playing for two historic Spanish clubs: Sporting de Gijón and FC Barcelona. It was at the latter club where he collected his only milestone trophies: the 1981 Copa del Rey, scoring twice to put away his beloved Sporting, on a 3-1 win in the final; and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981-82 where he scored the winner against Belgium's Standard Liège in the final held at the Nou Camp.

He scored 219 goals in 'La Liga', the Spanish First Division, captured the Pichichi Trophy five times, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest attacking players in Spanish history and the greatest player in Sporting de Gijon history.

Quini played for Spain in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups, as well as the 1976 and 1980 European Championships.

He was kidnapped in 1981, being rescued by the police after 25 days.

[edit] Honours

Copa del Rey: 1
- 1981

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- 1982

Copa de la Liga: 1
- 1982

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Playing career at National Football Teams

v • d • e Spain squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Arconada • 2 de la Cruz • 3 Uría • 4 Asensi • 5 Migueli • 6 Biosca • 7 Dani • 8 Juanito • 9 Quini • 10 Santillana • 11 Cardeñosa • 12 Guzmán • 13 Miguel Ángel • 14 Leal • 15 Marañón • 16 Olmo • 17 Marcelino • 18 Pirri • 19 Rexach • 20 Rubén Cano • 21 San José • 22 Urruti • Coach: Kubala

v • d • e Spain squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Arconada • 2 Camacho • 3 Gordillo • 4 Alonso • 5 Tendillo • 6 Alexanko • 7 Juanito • 8 Joaquín • 9 Satrústegui • 10 Zamora • 11 López Ufarte • 12 Urquiaga • 13 Jiménez • 14 Maceda • 15 Saura • 16 Sánchez • 17 Gallego • 18 Uralde • 19 Santillana • 20 Quini • 21 Urruti • 22 Miguel Ángel • Coach: Santamaría