Michael Quiñónez Explained

Michael Quiñónez
Fullname:Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza
Birth Date:June 21, 1984
Birth Place:Pedro Carbo, Guayas, Ecuador
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:L.D.U. Portoviejo
Years1:2000
Years2:2001 - 2007
Years3:2003
Years4:2008
Years5:2009 - 2010
Years6:2010 - 2011
Years7:2012 - 2014
Years8:2015–2016
Years9:2016–2017
Years10:2017
Years11:2018–
Clubs1:Club Social Deportivo Talleres
Clubs2:ESPOLI
Clubs3:Deportivo Quevedo (loan)
Clubs4:Santos
Clubs5:El Nacional
Clubs6:Deportivo Quito
Clubs7:Barcelona
Clubs8:LDU Quito
Clubs9:Mushuc Runa
Clubs10:Aucas
Clubs11:LDU Portoviejo
Caps1:69
Caps2:69
Caps3:69
Caps4:69
Caps5:61
Caps6:23
Caps7:75
Caps8:29
Caps9:28
Caps10:7
Caps11:1
Goals1:1
Goals2:10
Goals3:0
Goals4:2
Goals5:10
Goals6:2
Goals7:3
Goals8:3
Goals9:2
Goals10:2
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2009 - 2011
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:July 16, 2017

Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984[1] in Pedro Carbo, Guayas), is an Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder who plays for L.D.U. Portoviejo.[2]

Club career

Quiñónez played for Ecuadorian clubs Quevedo and Espoli before moving to Santos.[1] [3] Santos signed him in February 2008,[4] [5] [6] along with Colombian Mauricio Molina.[7] He made his debut on February 13, 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the Copa Libertadores 2008.[8] Michael Quiñónez scored his first goal for Santos on April 1, 2008, when his club beat Bolivian club San José 7 - 0 for the Copa Libertadores.[9]

On January 6, 2009, he signed for 13-time Ecuadorian champions El Nacional.[10]

International career

Despite his attention-gaining move to Brazilian football in 2008, Quiñonez was not noticed by national team coach Sixto Vizuete until March 2009, when he was called up for a friendly game against El Salvador. He made his debut as a left-side midfielder in the 3-1 loss to El Salvador. His prolific performances with El Nacional, however, have earned him another chance with the Ecuador national team, and he was called up to the squad to replace injured forward Carlos Tenorio for the extremely important last two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Uruguay and Chile.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Espoli . Football Squads . February 4, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061014122920/http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ecuador/2006/apertura/espoli.htm . October 14, 2006 . mdy .
  2. Web site: Botafogo nega contratação de equatoriano . . February 5, 2008 . February 2, 2008 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724163651/http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/08-02-02/231368.stm . July 24, 2011 . mdy .
  3. Web site: Quiñonez busca sucesso na Libertadores da América . Santos Futebol Clube official website . February 9, 2008 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309165814/http://santos.globo.com/noticias_ultimas_texto.php?cod=14392 . March 9, 2008 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Peixe confirma Molina e traz equatoriano . February 3, 2008 . Globo Esporte.com . February 4, 2008 . Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Michael Quiñonez al Santos de Brasil, lo confirmaron los dirigentes y el jugador . February 2, 2008 . Mundo Deportivo . February 4, 2008 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080207090848/http://www.mundodeportivo.com.ec/newsv2.php?id_noticia=17813 . February 7, 2008 . mdy .
  6. Web site: El Santos hizo el esfuerzo y dejó al Botafogo sin Michael Quiñónez . February 2, 2008 . Fútbol Ecuador.com . February 4, 2008 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609113042/http://futbolecuador.com/modules.php?name=News . June 9, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. News: February 5, 2008 . Santos continue Libertadores reinforcement . Goal.com . February 5, 2008.
  8. Web site: Leão poupa estreantes estrangeiros de críticas . Terra Esportes . February 14, 2008 . February 14, 2008 . Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Santos massacra San José-BOL pela Copa Libertadores . Estadão . April 2, 2008 . April 1, 2008 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080405161930/http://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/not_esp149610%2C0.htm . April 5, 2008 . mdy .
  10. Web site: Michael Quiñónez presentado oficialmente . El Nacional official website . January 6, 2009 . January 6, 2009 . Spanish .