Eliseo Quintanilla
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography
Template:Family name hatnote Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983), nicknamed El Cheyo, is a Salvadoran former professional footballer.
Club careerEdit
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 SoccerEdit
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.<ref>D.C. United releases Quintanilla – USA Today</ref> 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.<ref>Salvadoreño Eliseo "Cheyo" Quintanilla jugará en el Alajuelense de Costa Rica Template:Webarchive – Deportes.com Template:In lang</ref> After being released he again returned to El Salvador, where he rejoined Águila for two years.
EuropeEdit
In May 2009, Quintanilla signed to newly promoted Cypriot team Ermis Aradippou for the 2009/2010 season.<ref>Cheyo va camino al Ermis Template:Webarchive – La Prensa Gráfica Template:In lang</ref> 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.<ref>Quintanilla signs with Correcaminos Template:In lang</ref> 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 banEdit
On 20 September 2013, Quintanilla was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
International careerEdit
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<ref>Template:FIFA player</ref> and played at the 2007<ref>UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups,<ref>UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> as well as at the 2007,<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> 2009<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Template:Webarchive – RSSSF</ref> and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.<ref>CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full DetailsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore – RSSSF</ref>
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 goalsEdit
Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 Template:International goals header |- | 1. || 24 January 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 1–0 || 1–0 || Friendly |- | 2. || 8 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 2–0 || 2–1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |- | 3. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 1–0 || 2–1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |- | 4. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |- | 5. || 8 September 2007 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || Template:Fb || 1–2 || 1–5 || Friendly |- | 6. || 13 October 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 1–2 || 2–2 || Friendly |- | 7. || 6 February 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 9–0 || 12–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 8. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 9. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 2–1 || 3–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 10. || 15 October 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 2–0 || 3–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 11. || 22 October 2008 || Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States || Template:Fb || 1–0 || 2–0 || Friendly |- | 12. || 28 March 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 1–0 || 2–2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 13. || 6 June 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || Template:Fb || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 14. || 3 March 2010 || Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || Template:Fb || 2–1 || 2–1 || Friendly |- | 15. || 12 June 2011 || Soldier Field, Chicago, United States || Template:Fb || 6–1 || 6–1 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |} Template:Col-5
Overall internationalEdit
| Season | Games Started | Substituted In | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 6 | 15 |
HonoursEdit
Club honoursEdit
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