Antonio Quintanilla | |
Fullname: | José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar |
Birth Date: | 1947 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador |
Death Date: | 1977 (aged 29-30) |
Death Place: | Ahuachapán, Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1965–1967 |
Years2: | 1970–1971 |
Years3: | 1974 |
Years4: | 1976–1977 |
Clubs1: | Alianza |
Clubs3: | Alianza |
Nationalyears1: | 1968–1970 |
Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar (29 October 1947 – 1977) was a former footballer from El Salvador who played as a midfielder.
Quintanilla was a member of the 1966 and 1967 league championship winning side of Alianza.[1] He also played for Atlético Marte and Once Municipal. He died in a road accident when on his way for a training at Once Municipal.
Nicknamed el Ruso, Quintanilla represented El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics,[2] in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in México. He earned 22 caps.[3]