Hólger Quiñónez

Hólger Quiñónez

Personal information
Full name	Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo
Date of birth	August 18, 1962 (1962-08-18)
Place of birth	San Carlos, Ecuador
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1989	Barcelona SC
1990	Vasco Gama	3	(0)
1991	Emelec
1991–1996	União Madeira
1996–1997	Deportivo Pereira
1997	Deportivo Quito
1998–2000	Barcelona SC	33	(0)
National team
1984–1999	Ecuador	50	(0)
* 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 Quiñónez and the second or maternal family name is Caicedo.

Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo (born 18 August 1962 in San Carlos) is a retired Ecuatorian footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

During his 20-year professional career, Quiñónez played for Barcelona Sporting Club (his first and last club, in 2000), Brazil's Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Club Sport Emelec, União da Madeira in Portugal, Deportivo Pereira from Colombia and Sociedad Deportivo Quito.

He earned a total number of fifty caps for the Ecuador national team during 15 years, and represented the nation in five Copa América tournaments. Voted once the best CONMEBOL player in his position, Quiñónez briefly managed main club Barcelona in 2007.

External links

• Hólger Quiñónez at National-Football-Teams.com