Hólger Quiñónez

Hólger Quiñónez

Personal information
Full name	Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo
Date of birth	(1962-09-18) 18 September 1962
Place of birth	San Carlos, Ecuador
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1989	Barcelona SC
1990	Vasco Gama	3	(0)
1991	Emelec
1991–1995	União Madeira
1995–1997	Deportivo Pereira	44	(1)
1997	Deportivo Quito
1998–2000	Barcelona SC	33	(0)
International career
1984–1999	Ecuador	50	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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 September 1962) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Quiñónez was born in San Carlos, Los Ríos Province. During his 20-year professional career he played for Barcelona Sporting Club (his first and last club, in 2000), Brazil's CR Vasco da Gama, Club Sport Emelec, C.F. União in Portugal, Deportivo Pereira from Colombia and Deportivo Quito.

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

External links

• Hólger Quiñónez at footballzz.co.uk
• Hólger Quiñónez profile at ForaDeJogo
• Hólger Quiñónez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hólger Quiñónez – FIFA competition record