José Quintanilla

José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar (29 October 1947 – 1977) was a former footballer from El Salvador who played as a midfielder.

Antonio Quintanilla
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar
Date of birth (1947-10-29)29 October 1947
Place of birth Sonsonate, El Salvador
Date of death 1977
Place of death El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Alianza
1970–1971 Atlético Marte
1974 Alianza
1976–1977 Once Municipal
National team
1968–1970 El Salvador 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintanilla and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

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 Mexico.[3] He earned 22 caps.[4]

References
  1. Historia del Alianza FC Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Alianza FC (in Spanish)
  2. "José Quintanilla Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. José Quintanilla – FIFA competition record
  4. La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970 – El Balon Cuscatleco


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