Eliseo Quintanilla

Eliseo Quintanilla
Personal information
Full name	Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz
Date of birth	5 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999	Municipal Tecleño
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	CD FAS
2001–2002	CD Águila
2003–2004	D.C. United
2005	Alianza FC
2005–2007	San Salvador FC
2008	LD Alajuelense
2008–2009	CD Águila
2009	Ermis Aradippou
2009–2010	Correcaminos
2010–2011	CD Luis Ángel Firpo
2011–2012	Municipal
2012–2013	AD Isidro Metapán
2014	CD Águila
International career
2000–2012	El Salvador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed Cheyo, Quintanilla started his professional career at Salvadorian giants FAS, making his professional debut in 1999 at age 16. In 2001, he moved to rivals Águila and while with them, he played in a friendly in Los Angeles.

Major League Soccer

The management at Major League Soccer outfit D.C. United watched the game tapes and signed the small playmaker with the club in 2002. Injuries however curtailed his MLS career. He scored just five goals and five assists in two years in the league, missing all of 2004 with an injury, and was subsequently released.^[2] In 2004, he was injured at a preseason training camp and was unable to play the entire season.

He returned to play in his native country but in 2008, Quintanilla signed a five-month deal with Costa Rican football club L.D. Alajuelense.^[3] After being released he again returned to El Salvador, where he rejoined Águila for two years.

Europe

In May 2009, Quintanilla signed to newly promoted Cypriot team Ermis Aradippou for the 2009/2010 season.^[4] His stay was somewhat short-lived, only playing 10 domestic league games and scoring one goal in the Cypriot Cup.

On 16 December 2009, Mexican lower league side Correcaminos UAT confirmed acquiring Quintanilla on a six-month contract.^[5] Shortly after Correcaminos were eliminated in the quarter-finals, it was announced that Quintanilla would no longer continue with the club. Quintanilla made 17 league appearances and only scored one goal for the club.

In May 2010, Quintanilla signed a one-year contract with Luis Ángel Firpo and on 24 May 2011, Quintanilla signed with Guatemalan club Municipal. Quintanilla scored an amazing goal from a free kick on 1 December 2011 against Marquense. The goal won the "Premios Matador" prize on ESPN Deportes. He received 96%, from the 10 players voting, which broke the voting record for "Premios Matador".

Match-fixing ban

On 20 September 2013, Quintanilla was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.^[6]

International career

Quintanilla made his debut for El Salvador, aged 16 years, in a February 2000 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of December 2011, earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[7] and played at the 2007^[8] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups,^[9] as well as at the 2007,^[10] 2009^[11] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[12]

On 22 June 2008, Eliseo scored two goals as El Salvador came back in a thriller to defeat Panama, 3–1. With the win, El Salvador advanced to Round 3 in the CONCACAF Zone in the World Cup Qualifiers for Africa 2010.

On 28 March 2009, Quintanilla scored his twelfth, and quite possibly most memorable goal with the national team. The goal came in a World Cup qualification match against the USA and marked the first time in over eleven years that El Salvador had managed to score a goal against them. The match ultimately ended in a 2–2 draw.

International goals


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 January 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	8 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Belize	2–0	2–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.	10 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Nicaragua	1–0	2–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
4.	10 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Nicaragua	2–1	2–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
5.	8 September 2007	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–2	1–5	Friendly
6.	13 October 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Costa Rica	1–2	2–2	Friendly
7.	6 February 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Anguilla	9–0	12–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	22 June 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Panama	1–1	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	22 June 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Panama	2–1	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	15 October 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Suriname	2–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	22 October 2008	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States	Bolivia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
12.	28 March 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	United States	1–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	6 June 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Mexico	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	3 March 2010	Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Guatemala	2–1	2–1	Friendly
15.	12 June 2011	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Cuba	6–1	6–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup