Carlos_Quiñónez_(footballer,_born_1977)
Carlos Quiñónez (footballer, born 1977)
Guatemalan footballer
Carlos Vinicio Quiñónez Sánchez, nicknamed El Buga, (born 20 July 1977) is a Guatemalan football midfielder who last played for local club Deportivo Petapa in the Guatemala's top division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Vinicio Quiñónez Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-07-20) July 20, 1977 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Barrios, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Deportivo Marquense | ||
| 2002–2005 | Comunicaciones | 59 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Deportivo Marquense | 41 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Club Xelajú MC | ||
| 2009 | Deportivo Petapa | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2007 | Guatemala | 29 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2010 | |||
Quiñónez played several years for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones before returning to his first professional club Deportivo Marquense. In July 2007 he joined Xelajú[1] and on 21 January 2008, while still at MC Xelajú, he was involved in a heavy car accident near Quetzaltenango,[2] and was suffering from a lumbar injury,[3] which kept him out for over six months. In January 2009 he signed for Petapa.[4]
Quiñónez made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2000 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] as well as at the 2005[6] and 2007 UNCAF Cups[7] and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
His final international was a November 2007 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Nicaragua | 1-0 | 1-0 | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
- Carlos Quiñónez at National-Football-Teams.com
- “Ya soy jugador de Xela”. Carlos Quiñónez Archived December 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- Carlos Quiñónez sufre un accidente[permanent dead link] - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- Quiñónez podría llegar a prueba a Zacapa Archived August 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- Quiñónez firma contrato con Petapa[permanent dead link] - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- Record at FIFA Tournaments Archived November 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - FIFA
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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