Heriberto Quirós Linton (born 26 July 1972) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for several teams in the Costa Rican Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heriberto Quirós Linton | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cartaginés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Cartaginés | 208 | (54) |
| 1999–2001 | Alajuelense | 57 | (22) |
| 2001 | Trujillanos | ||
| 2002 | Cartaginés | 9 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Santos de Guápiles | ||
| 2004–2005 | Carmelita | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–1997 | Costa Rica | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2014 | |||
Club career edit
Nicknamed Chimi, he made his debut in the Costa Rican Primera División in 1993 playing with hometown club Cartaginés[1] and he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.
In 1999, Quirós joined Alajuelense[2] and he moved abroad for a spell with Venezuelan side Trujillanos.[1] In summer 2002 he signed for Santos de Guápiles but a serious knee injury hampered his career with the club,[3] finally leaving them after two years of misery for Carmelita.[4]
International career edit
Quirós made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1993 friendly match against Saudi Arabia and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[5] He also played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] taking the place of an injured Sandro Alfaro.[7]
His final international was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.
Personal life edit
Quirós was born one of 8 children of Violeta Linton Foster and raised in Barrio Fátima, Cartago.[8] He is married to Paula Villalobos.[1] His brother, Luis Quirós, also played professionally for Cartaginés[9] and also his brothers Marcos and Carlos played in the Costa Rican Premier Division.
References edit
- ^ a b c A Chimy le va muy bien - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Chimi es rojinegro•Heriberto Quirós firmará hoy con Alajuelense - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ La mala hora de “Chimi” - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "En Cartago me rechazaron": Heriberto Quirós - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Heriberto Quirós – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
- ^ Se le hizo a Chimi Heriberto Quirós viajó a última hora - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Madre futbolera•Doña Violeta Linton, madre de Heriberto Quirós, es una amante del balompié - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ ¡Y se hizo la luz! - Nación (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Heriberto Quirós at National-Football-Teams.com