Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984
in
Pedro Carbo,
Guayas), is an Ecuadorian
football attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who plays for
L.D.U. Portoviejo.
Club career
Quiñónez played for Ecuadorian clubs Quevedo and Espoli before moving to Santos.
Santos signed him in February 2008, along with
Colombian
Mauricio Molina.
He made his debut on February 13, 2008, starting against
Cúcuta Deportivo
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The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
of
Colombia in the
Copa Libertadores 2008
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.
Michael Quiñónez scored his first goal for Santos on April 1, 2008, when his club beat Bolivian club
San José 7–0 for the
Copa Libertadores.
On January 6, 2009, he signed for 13-time Ecuadorian champions
El Nacional.
International career
Despite his attention-gaining move to Brazilian football in 2008, Quiñonez was not noticed by national team coach
Sixto Vizuete
Sixto Rafael Vizuete Toapanta (born January 13, 1961) is the Ecuadorian football manager.
Early career
He played for Deportivo Cotopaxi which at that time was promoted to the first division in Ecuador. After his footballing career, he attended ...
until March 2009, when he was called up for a friendly game against
El Salvador. He made his debut as a left-side midfielder in the 3-1 loss to El Salvador. His prolific performances with
El Nacional, however, have earned him another chance with the
Ecuador national team, and he was called up to the squad to replace injured forward
Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born 14 May 1979) is an Ecuadorian former footballer who last played for Ecuadorian club Atlético Saquisilí. From 2001 to 2009, he represented the Ecuador national football team.
Club career
Tenorio began his c ...
for the extremely important last two
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
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fixtures against
Uruguay
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and
Chile
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.
References
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1984 births
Living people
People from Guayas Province
Men's association football midfielders
Ecuadorian men's footballers
Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
C.D. ESPOLI footballers
C.D. Quevedo footballers
Santos FC players
C.D. El Nacional footballers
S.D. Quito footballers
Barcelona S.C. footballers
L.D.U. Quito footballers
Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers
S.D. Aucas footballers
Ecuador men's international footballers
Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador