Antonio Vargas Quijada (born 3 December 1958), commonly known as Biri, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in San Roque, Biri nicknamed Viriato, after the ancient leader of the

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Biri Biri Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian intern ...

play for

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, he decided he would grow his hair in to a long afro to match his idol. He would wear a wig while the hair was growing, which he later sold. He changed his nickname from Viri to Biri and followed in his idol's footsteps by signing for Sevilla in 1979, but only managed 15 appearances, before returning to the lower Spanish divisions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biri 1959 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from San Roque, Cádiz Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Algeciras CF footballers Sevilla FC players Cartagena FC players Levante UD footballers UD Melilla footballers CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers