Eduardo Quintanilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintanilla and the second or maternal family name is Ureta.
Eduardo Quintanilla
Personal information
Full name Santiago Eduardo Quintanilla Ureta
Date of birth (1948-07-30) 30 July 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colo-Colo
Deportes Ovalle
1972 Palestino
Motagua
CD Olimpia
0000–1977 CD Águila
1977–1982 AD San Carlos
Managerial career
AD San Carlos (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santiago Eduardo Quintanilla Ureta (born 30 July 1948), known as Eduardo Quintanilla, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Chile, he developed his career in Central America.

Career

A midfielder from Colo-Colo, Quintanilla also played for Deportes Ovalle and Palestino in his homeland, winning the 1972 Segunda División de Chile with the second.[1]

He emigrated to Central America and played in Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica. In Honduras, he played for Motagua and CD Olimpia. In El Salvador, he played for Águila before arriving to Costa Rica and joining San Carlos in December 1977,[2] where he played until 1982.[3][4]

Considered a historical player of AD San Carlos,[5][6] where he made up a well remembered pair alongside William Ávila,[2] he won two league titles of the Segunda División in 1977 and 1978.[7]

In the Costa Rican Primera División, he scored nine goals in total, becoming the Chilean top goalscorer in that country.[8]

He retired from football due to a serious traffic accident at the age of thirty three.[9] After, he coached the AD San Carlos reserve team for a brief stint with Toribio Rojas as head coach.[10]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Chucha, as a profanity widely used in his country of birth to express surprise, among other uses.[2]

He made his home in Costa Rica and has worked for the Maracana sports complex in Quesada, San Carlos.[11][10]

Honours

Palestino

San Carlos

References

  1. ^ (Club Deportivo Palestino) 👏👏👏En nuestro año del Centenario recordamos al equipo campeón 🏆 de Segunda División, que logró el ascenso a primera en 1972 ⚽️⚽️ on Facebook (in Spanish). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c (Villa Quesada) ES CHILENO POR NACIMIENTO PERO, SANCARLELÑO DE CORAZON. .EDUARDO QUINTANILLA . "Chucha," on Facebook (in Spanish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ Calvo, Rodrigo (27 October 2014). "Buzón" (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ (Sancarleños por amor 100%) Conoces estos jugadores? on Facebook (in Spanish). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Los Toros están de vuelta en la fiesta brava". SanCarlosDigital.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ Hernández, Guillermo (19 August 2010). "Victor Abelenda se despide del futbol nacional…". Info Zona Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ Coto, Gerardo (9 May 2022). "Redondel de alegrías en San Carlos – Liga Promerica". UNAFUT (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ Campos, Rafael (29 September 2022). "Cuatro mil celebraciones para la historia". Club Sport Cartagines (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ (Villa Quesada) 3ra PARTE CON EDUARDO QUINTANILLA. .. on Facebook (in Spanish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b (Villa Quesada) 4ta ENTREGA CON EL EX-FUTBOLISTA EDUARDO QUINTANILLA ... on Facebook (in Spanish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ (Comité Cantonal de Deportes de San Carlos) Felicitar a Eduardo Quintanilla on Facebook (in Spanish). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2023.