Heriberto Quirós

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Heriberto Quirós
Personal information
Full name Heriberto Quirós Linton
Date of birth (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Cartago, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Cartaginés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Cartaginés 208 (54)
1999–2001 Alajuelense 57 (22)
2001 Trujillanos
2002 Cartaginés 9 (1)
2002–2004 Santos de Guápiles
2004–2005 Carmelita
International career
1993–1997 Costa Rica 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2014

Heriberto Quirós Linton (born 26 July 1972) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for several teams in the Costa Rican Primera División.

Club career[edit]

Nicknamed Chimi, he made his debut in the Costa Rican Primera División in 1993 playing with hometown club Cartaginés[1] and he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.

In 1999, Quirós joined Alajuelense[2] and he moved abroad for a spell with Venezuelan side Trujillanos.[1] In summer 2002 he signed for Santos de Guápiles but a serious knee injury hampered his career with the club,[3] finally leaving them after two years of misery for Carmelita.[4]

International career[edit]

Quirós made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1993 friendly match against Saudi Arabia and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[5] He also played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] taking the place of an injured Sandro Alfaro.[7]

His final international was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.

Personal life[edit]

Quirós was born one of 8 children of Violeta Linton Foster and raised in Barrio Fátima, Cartago.[8] He is married to Paula Villalobos.[1] His brother, Luis Quirós, also played professionally for Cartaginés[9] and also his brothers Marcos and Carlos played in the Costa Rican Premier Division.

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