José Quintanilla (footballer) explained

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.

Club career

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.

International career

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alianzafutbolclub.com.sv/web_alianzafc/mostrar_historia.php?id_historia=1 Historia del Alianza FC
  2. Web site: Sports-reference.com. José Antonio Quintanilla Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065529/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/jose-quintanilla-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2010-06-11.
  3. http://www.elbaloncuscatleco.com/cm70.html La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970