José Quintanilla (footballer)

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

Antonio Quintanilla

Quintanilla in 1970
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Quintanilla Escobar
Date of birth	(1947-10-29)29 October 1947
Place of birth	Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Date of death	1977 (aged 29-30)
Place of death	Ahuachapán, Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1967	Alianza
1970–1971	Atlético Marte
1974	Alianza
1976–1977	Once Municipal
International career
1968–1970	El Salvador	22	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 México.^[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 Antonio 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 (archived)
4. La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1970 – El Balon Cuscatleco

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