Hólger Quiñónez

Hólger Quiñónez
Personal information
Full name	Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo
Date of birth	18 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	San Carlos, Ecuador
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1989	Barcelona
1990	Vasco Gama
1991	Emelec
1991–1995	União Madeira
1995–1997	Deportivo Pereira
1997	Deportivo Quito
1998–2000	Barcelona
Total
International career
1984–1999	Ecuador
Managerial career
2007	Barcelona
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo (born 18 September 1962) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Quiñónez was born in San Carlos, Los Ríos Province. During his 20-year professional career he played for Barcelona SC (where he also retired, in 2000), Brazil's CR Vasco da Gama, C.S. Emelec, C.F. União in Portugal, Deportivo Pereira from Colombia and S.D. Quito.

Voted once the best CONMEBOL player in his position, Quiñónez briefly managed main club Barcelona in 2007.

Quiñónez earned a total of 50 caps for the Ecuador national team during 15 years, and represented the country in five Copa América tournaments. He featured in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[1]