Mauricio Quintanilla (footballer, born 1952)

Mauricio Quintanilla Villalobos (born 8 October 1952 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player.

Mauricio Quintanilla

Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Quintanilla Villalobos
Date of birth	(1952-10-08) 8 October 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1969–1970	Atlante
	Molino de Ataco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1974	UES
1974–1979	Águila
1979–1982	Xelajú
1982–1984	Águila
1984–1985	UES
1985–1987	Cojutepeque F.C.
International career
1981	El Salvador	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Nicknamed el Chino, Quintanilla started his career at Salvadoran second division side Atlante and joined UES, aged 19. He also played for Guatemalan outfit Xelajú and Salvadoran giants Águila.^[1]

International career

Quintanilla represented El Salvador in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches ^[2] and earned 5 caps.^[3] He just missed out on the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

References

1. Entrevista con Mauricio “El Chino” Quintanilla, mundialista España 82 - El Faro (in Spanish)
2. – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. La historia de la clasificacion a la Copa Mundo 1982 - El Balon Cuscatleco