Joaquín Álvarez Álvarez (born 4 July 1980), known as Quini, is a Spanish former

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who played as a striker. He began his professional career at age 30, and appeared in 120

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matches over four seasons, scoring a total of 38 goals for Alcorcón and

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Club career

From 1997 to 2010,

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-born Quini competed exclusively in the lower leagues of Spanish football, representing nine clubs including CA Pinto (two spells). In the 2009–10 season he scored 20 goals in 35 matches for CD Leganés, also in the

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. At the age of already 30, Quini made his

debut, with AD Alcorcón with whom he had already played six years before. He finished the 2010–11 campaign with 22 goals, fifth-best in the competition as the team easily retained their newly acquired status; highlights included a

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against

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(3–1 home win) and braces against

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(2–0, home),

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(3–1, home),

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(2–1 at home),

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(5–0, home) and

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(3–2 home victory). Quini lowered his totals to 13 in 2011–12, but the side again stayed in the second tier, finishing in fourth position and qualifying for the playoffs. He was loaned to

in January 2013, eventually suffering relegation. Quini left Alcorcón in the summer of 2014, and moved to

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

in the

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. He retired in January 2015, immediately becoming the latter club's director of football.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quini 1980 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CD Leganés B players RSD Alcalá players AD Alcorcón footballers Zamora CF footballers CD Leganés players Racing de Santander players CD Eldense footballers