Hector Quiñones (born 17 March 1992), known as Quiño, is a retired Colombian

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defender.

Club

Early career

Hector was part of the youth academy of

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. After making his debut in 2010, he played with them for a single season where they won the

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in his debut year. Eventually, he transferred to

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where he became a stand out, attracting foreign scouts. Which led to being signed by

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during the winter transfer in 2012.

Porto

For the remainder of the 2012-2013 season, Héctor spent most of his playing appearances with Porto's B team. After 10 appearances, on 23 February 2013, Quiñones made his first performance, for Porto's first team. It was a game against

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, which Porto won by 2-0. Despite making only one appearance for the 2012-13 season, Porto went on to win the league title.

F.C. Penafiel

Hector went to newly promoted Penafiel for a one-season length loan for the 2014-15 season in Portugal. On 13 December 2014, Quiñones scored his first league goal for Penafiel in a 2-1 win over

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International

He was a member of the

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that finished 4th place at the 2009 edition of the U-17 FIFA World Cup. After successful performance representing Colombia, he took part in the

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representing the

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. He scored his first goal against Italy in a 1-1 draw, during the group stages and eventually won the Tournament with Colombia. He also took part at the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup that was held in Colombia. Hector was called up to represent Colombia during the

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against

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and

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. However, he suffered an injury and missed his call up.

Honors

Club

;Deporto Cali *

(1): 2010 ;Porto *

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(1): 2012-13 ;Porto B * Segunda Liga (1): 2013-14

Country

;U-20 Colombia *

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(1): 2011

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinones, Hector 1992 births Living people Footballers from Cali Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Categoría Primera A players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Deportivo Cali footballers Atlético Junior footballers FC Porto players FC Porto B players F.C. Penafiel players Millonarios F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players América de Cali footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Men's association football fullbacks