Carlos Quiñónez (footballer, born 1977)

Carlos Vinicio Quiñónez Sánchez, nicknamed El Buga, (born 20 July 1977) is a Guatemalan football midfielder who last played for local club Deportivo Petapa in the Guatemala's top division.

Carlos Quiñónez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Vinicio Quiñónez Sánchez
Date of birth (1977-07-20) July 20, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Deportivo Marquense
2002–2005 Comunicaciones 59 (6)
2006–2007 Deportivo Marquense 41 (1)
2007–2008 Club Xelajú MC
2009 Deportivo Petapa 4 (1)
International career
2000–2007 Guatemala 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2010

Club career edit

Quiñónez played several years for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones before returning to his first professional club Deportivo Marquense. In July 2007 he joined Xelajú[1] and on 21 January 2008, while still at MC Xelajú, he was involved in a heavy car accident near Quetzaltenango,[2] and was suffering from a lumbar injury,[3] which kept him out for over six months. In January 2009 he signed for Petapa.[4]

International career edit

Quiñónez made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2000 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] as well as at the 2005[6] and 2007 UNCAF Cups[7] and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international was a November 2007 friendly match against Jamaica.

International goals edit

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador   Nicaragua 1-0 1-0 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007

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