Quini

Quini (23 September 1949 – 27 February 2018) was a former Spanish football player. He played for Spain national team.

Quini
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Personal information
Full nameEnrique Castro González
Date of birth(1949-09-23)23 September 1949
Place of birthOviedo, Spain
Date of death27 February 2018(2018-02-27) (aged 68)
Place of deathGijón, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968-1980
1980-1984
1984-1987
Sporting Gijón
Barcelona
Sporting Gijón
National team
1970-1982Spain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 29 April 2016, the Town Hall of Gijón named Quini adoptive son of the city.[1]

On 27 February 2018, Quini died at the age of 68 after suffering a heart attack.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ensidesa 1967–68 Tercera División 22 17 22 17
Sporting Gijón 1968–69 Segunda División 21 15 21 15
1969–70 Segunda División 34 24 1 1 35 25
1970–71 La Liga 30 13 2 0 32 13
1971–72 La Liga 24 9 3 1 27 10
1972–73 La Liga 34 11 8 5 42 16
1973–74 La Liga 34 20 2 1 36 21
1974–75 La Liga 32 12 6 3 38 15
1975–76 La Liga 34 21 4 2 38 23
1976–77 Segunda División 38 26 5 4 43 30
1977–78 La Liga 32 15 10 9 42 24
1978–79 La Liga 33 23 1 0 4[a] 0 38 23
1979–80 La Liga 34 25 9 3 2[a] 0 45 28
Total 380 214 51 29 6 0 437 243
Barcelona 1980–81 La Liga 30 20 9 9 2[a] 1 41 30
1981–82 La Liga 32 26 2 0 8[b] 3 42 29
1982–83 La Liga 22 4 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 2[c] 0 29 4
1983–84 La Liga 16 3 5 5 6 0 1[b] 2 1[d] 0 29 10
Total 100 53 18 14 7 0 13 6 3 0 141 73
Sporting Gijón 1984–85 La Liga 21 9 7 5 6 5 34 19
1985–86 La Liga 24 7 3 3 4 1 2[a] 0 33 11
1986–87 La Liga 16 1 1 1 17 2
Total 61 17 11 9 10 6 2 0 84 32
Career total 563 301 80 52 17 6 21 6 3 0 684 365
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  3. Appearances in European Super Cup
  4. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

[4]

Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
1970 2 1
1971 3 0
1972 2 0
1973 1 0
1974 5 2
1975 2 0
1976 3 0
1977 1 0
1978 4 2
1979 4 0
1980 3 2
1981 1 0
1982 4 1
Total 35 8

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quini goal.
List of international goals scored by Quini[5][6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 October 1970 La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain  Greece 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 20 November 1974 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
3 2–1
4 29 March 1978 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Norway 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 26 April 1978 Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain  Mexico 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 16 April 1980 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Czechoslovakia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
7 15 June 1980 Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy  Belgium 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1980
8 24 February 1982 Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain  Scotland 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Sporting Gijón

Barcelona

Individual

References

  1. "Quini: «El título de Hijo Adoptivo es el premio más importante de mi vida»" [Quini: «The title of Adoptive Son is the most important award of my life»] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Fallece el mítico ex futbolista Quini tras sufrir un infarto en plena calle" (in español). Marca. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Quini: Enrique Castro González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "Enrique Castro González, 'Quini' - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
  5. "Quini". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Enrique Castro González, 'Quini' – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. García Candau, Julián (19 June 1981) (in es). El Barcelona ganó una bonita final de Copa. http://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/19/deportes/361749603_850215.html. Retrieved 7 October 2013. 
  8. (in es) El Barcelona se proclamó campeón de la Copa del Rey en el último minuto. 5 June 1983. https://elpais.com/diario/1983/06/05/portada/423612004_850215.html. Retrieved 28 February 2018. 
  9. (in es) El Barcelona ganó la Copa de la Liga.. 30 June 1983. https://elpais.com/diario/1983/06/30/portada/425772003_850215.html. Retrieved 28 February 2018. 
  10. "1981/82: Home sweet home for Barcelona". UEFA. 1 June 1982. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. Bravo, Luis Javier; Sillipp, Bernhard; Torre, Raúl; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929–2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  13. Poquí, Joan (10 November 2017) (in es). Quini, el ‘Pichichi’ de la camiseta Meyba. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20171110/432775025736/quini-barca-pichichi-meyba.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017. 
  14. (in es) El futbolista del año 80–81. 30 April 1981. https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/04/30/pagina-24/1066573/pdf.html. Retrieved 3 November 2024. 
  15. Mir, José (4 May 1982) (in es). El futbolista del año 81–82. https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1982/05/04/pagina-22/1083783/pdf.html. Retrieved 3 November 2024.