| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Quitongo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Portuguese West Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Glenafton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994-1995 | Benfica | (1) | |
| 1995 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| 1995-1997 | Hamilton Academical | (1) | |
| 1997-1999 | Hearts | 30 | (3) |
| 2000-2002 | St. Mirren | 57 | (7) |
| 2003 | Kilmarnock | 8 | (8) |
| – | Dibba Al-Hisn | 10 | |
| – | Cracovia | ||
| 2003-2004 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | (5) |
| 2004 | Waterford United | (1) | |
| 2005-2006 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Partick Thistle | 1 | (1) |
| 2006-2007 | Dumbarton | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | Livingston | 2 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Stenhousemuir | 10 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Glenafton Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| – | Pollok FC | (2) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Manuel Quitongo (born 18 November 1974) is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his career in Scotland.
Born in Luanda in Portuguese West Africa (now Angola), Quitongo began his career in Portugal with Benfica, playing 20 games, during his time at Benfica he played alongside Portuguese legends Manuel Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes [1] before moving to Darlington. He made just one appearance for Darlington before moving to Hamilton Academical in November 1995.[2]
In October 1997 Quitongo moved to Hearts, playing 30 league games (mostly as substitute) before returning to Hamilton in January 2000.[2] He moved to St. Mirren in July 2000, making 57 league appearances before signing for Kilmarnock in August 2002.[2] He made just nine appearances before leaving the club. After spells playing for Dibba Al-Hisn in the United Arab Emirates and Cracovia in Poland, he signed to Hamilton for a third time in October 2003,[3] where he remained until the summer of 2004.[2] He signed for League of Ireland club Waterford United for the remainder of the 2004 season.[4]
In January 2005, he signed for Alloa Athletic, moving to Partick Thistle in March 2006.[2] However, he made just one appearance, as a substitute, for Partick before being released at the end of the season.[2] In August 2006 he signed for Dumbarton after playing in two games as a trialist, but made only three substitute appearances before leaving in June 2007.[2]
In September 2007, Quitongo joined Livingston, but made only two substitute apperarances before signing for Stenhousemuir in November. After being released by the club at the end of the 2007-08 season, Quitongo joined Junior club Glenafton Athletic at the start of 2009-10, but left the club in May 2010.[5][6]