Eliseo Quintanilla
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Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983 in La Libertad) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Guatemalan club Municipal and internationally for the El Salvador national team
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watched the game tapes and signed Eliseo Quintanilla with the club in 2002.
Quintanilla was acquired by D.C. United
before the 2002 season from Salvadoran club C.D. Águila
, with whom he had played since 2001, after making his professional debut in 1999 with C.D. FAS
at the age of 16. Injuries curtailed his MLS career. He scored just five goals and five assists in two years in the league, missed all of 2004 with an injury, and was subsequently released.
In 2004, Eliseo was injured at a preseason training camp and was unable to play the entire season.
In 2008, Eliseo signed a six month deal with Costa Rican football club L.D. Alajuelense.
After being released from his club LD Alajuelense, Quintanilla returned to El Salvador, where he signed with San Miguel club C.D. Aguila for two years.
In 2009, Quintanilla signed to newly promoted Cypriot team Ermis Aradippou
. His stay was somewhat short-lived, only playing 10 domestic league games and scoring one goal in the Cypriot Cup
.
On 16 December 2009, it was confirmed by Correcaminos UAT
that they had acquire Quintanilla with a six month contract. Shortly after Correcaminos got eliminated from 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.
On May 2010, Quintanilla had signed a one year contract with Luis Ángel Firpo
.
On May 24, 2011, Quintanilla signed with Guatemalan club Municipal.
On March 28, 2009, Quintanilla scored a 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 the traditional CONCACAF
powerhouse. The match ultimately ended in a 2 all draw.
| 1. || 24 January 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán
, San Salvador
, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 1-0 || Friendly
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| 2. || 8 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-0 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 3. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 4. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 5. || 8 September 2007 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
, Quito
, Ecuador || || 1-2 || 1-5 || Friendly
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| 6. || 13 October 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-2 || 2-2 || Friendly
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| 7. || 6 February 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 9-0 || 12-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 8. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-1 || 3-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 9. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 3-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 10. || 15 October 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-0 || 3-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 11. || 22 October 2008 || Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.
, United States || || 1-0 || 2-0 || Friendly
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| 12. || 28 March 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 2-2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 13. || 6 June 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 2-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 14. || 3 March 2010 || Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles
, United States || || 2-1 || 2-1 || Friendly
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| 15. || 12 June 2011 || Soldier Field
, Chicago
, United States || || 6-1 || 6-1 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|}
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
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Club career
While with Club Águila of El Salvador, Eliseo played in a friendly match in Los Angeles. The management at D.C. UnitedD.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
watched the game tapes and signed Eliseo Quintanilla with the club in 2002.
Quintanilla was acquired by D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
before the 2002 season from Salvadoran club C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
, with whom he had played since 2001, after making his professional debut in 1999 with C.D. FAS
C.D. FAS
Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as C.D. FAS or simply FAS , is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Ana. They are rivals with Club Deportivo Águila. FAS currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, their home ground being the...
at the age of 16. Injuries curtailed his MLS career. He scored just five goals and five assists in two years in the league, missed all of 2004 with an injury, and was subsequently released.
In 2004, Eliseo was injured at a preseason training camp and was unable to play the entire season.
In 2008, Eliseo signed a six month deal with Costa Rican football club L.D. Alajuelense.
After being released from his club LD Alajuelense, Quintanilla returned to El Salvador, where he signed with San Miguel club C.D. Aguila for two years.
In 2009, Quintanilla signed to newly promoted Cypriot team Ermis Aradippou
Ermis Aradippou
Ermis Aradippou is a Cypriot football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of Larnaca. Founded in 1958, it currently plays in the Cypriot First Division.-History:...
. His stay was somewhat short-lived, only playing 10 domestic league games and scoring one goal in the Cypriot Cup
2009–10 Cypriot Cup
The 2009–10 Cypriot Cup started on September 23, 2009. Only teams from the first and second division will participate . Teams from the lower divisions will compete in a separate cup competition. The Cypriot cup will be completed in 5 rounds...
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On 16 December 2009, it was confirmed by Correcaminos UAT
Correcaminos UAT
Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas is an association football team from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas that currently plays in the Primera Division A. The team was founded in 1980, Correcaminos played in the Primera Division De Mexico in the 1986-1987 season. They play in the Marte R...
that they had acquire Quintanilla with a six month contract. Shortly after Correcaminos got eliminated from 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.
On May 2010, Quintanilla had signed a one year contract with Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
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On May 24, 2011, Quintanilla signed with Guatemalan club Municipal.
International career
On June 22, 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 March 28, 2009, Quintanilla scored a his twelfth, and quite possibly most memorable goal with the national team. The goal came in a World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
match against the USA
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
and marked the first time in over eleven years that El Salvador had managed to score a goal against the traditional CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
powerhouse. The match ultimately ended in a 2 all draw.
International goals
|-| 1. || 24 January 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán
Estadio Cuscatlán
Monumental Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is the largest stadium in Central America with a capacity of 45,000...
, San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 1-0 || Friendly
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| 2. || 8 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-0 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 3. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 4. || 10 February 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 2-1 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
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| 5. || 8 September 2007 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 39,816. Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's...
, Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador || || 1-2 || 1-5 || Friendly
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| 6. || 13 October 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-2 || 2-2 || Friendly
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| 7. || 6 February 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 9-0 || 12-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...
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| 8. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-1 || 3-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 9. || 22 June 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 3-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 10. || 15 October 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-0 || 3-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 11. || 22 October 2008 || Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, United States || || 1-0 || 2-0 || Friendly
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| 12. || 28 March 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 1-0 || 2-2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 13. || 6 June 2009 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || || 2-1 || 2-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 14. || 3 March 2010 || Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, United States || || 2-1 || 2-1 || Friendly
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| 15. || 12 June 2011 || Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, United States || || 6-1 || 6-1 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Overall international
| 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 |