José Luis Quiñónez Explained

José Luis Quiñonez
Fullname:José Luis Quiñonez Quiñonez[1]
Birth Date:29 May 1984[2]
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Position:center back
Years1:2004
Years2:2005
Years3:2006–present
Clubs3:Emelec
Caps1:2
Caps2:29
Caps3:119
Goals1:0
Goals2:?
Goals3:6
Pcupdate:28 February 2008
Ntupdate:28 February 2008

José Luis Quiñonez Quiñonez (born May 29, 1984[2]) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Emelec in the Ecuadorian Football League.[2]

Playing style

Quiñonez was given the nickname El Pulpo[3] (The Octopus) by Emelec's fans because of his intelligence on the field, speed, great marking skills and long legs. He is an overall good player that sometimes is also used as a center back and has also scored some goals both from distant shots and headers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clasico del astillero: Los Quiñonez son protagonistas. 7 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Copa Libertadores - SI.com . 2010-07-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124641/http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/lib/rosters.asp?team=481 . 2011-07-21 .
  3. http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/deportes/noticia/archive/deportes/2010/04/22/El-_1820_Pulpo_1920_-va-por-el-triunfo-en-Uruguay.aspx{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}