José Quintanilla

Antonio Quintanilla
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar
Date of birth October 29, 1947(1947-10-29)
Place of birth Sonsonate, El Salvador
Playing position midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1965–1967 Alianza
1970-1971 Atlético Marte
1974 Alianza
1976–1978 Once Municipal
National team
1968-1970 El Salvador 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Quintanilla and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar (born 29 October 1947 - date of death unknown) is a former soccer player from El Salvador.

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Club career

Quintanilla was a member of the 1966 and 1967 league championship winning side of Alianza.[1] He also played for Atlético Marte and Once Municipal. He died in a road accident when on his way for a training at Once Municipal.

International career

Nicknamed el Ruso, Quintanilla represented El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics[2], in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[3] He earned 22 caps.[4]

References

  1. ^ Historia del Alianza FC - Alianza FC (Spanish)
  2. ^ "José Quintanilla Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/jose-quintanilla-1.html. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  3. ^ José Quintanilla – FIFA competition record
  4. ^ La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970 - El Balon Cuscatleco

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