Heriberto Quirós

Heriberto Quirós Linton (born 26 July 1972 in Cartago) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for several teams in the Costa Rican Primera División.

Heriberto Quirós
Personal information
Full name Heriberto Quirós Linton
Date of birth (1972-07-26) 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
National team‡
1993–1997 Costa Rica 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quirós and the second or maternal family name is Linton.

Club career

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

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

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
  1. A Chimy le va muy bien - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Chimi es rojinegro•Heriberto Quirós firmará hoy con Alajuelense - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. La mala hora de “Chimi” - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. "En Cartago me rechazaron": Heriberto Quirós - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Heriberto Quirós – FIFA competition record
  6. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  7. Se le hizo a Chimi Heriberto Quirós viajó a última hora - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. Madre futbolera•Doña Violeta Linton, madre de Heriberto Quirós, es una amante del balompié - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ¡Y se hizo la luz! - Nación (in Spanish)
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