Alberto Fernando Quintano Ralph (born 26 April 1946), commonly known as El Mariscal, is a Chilean former professional

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. He played as a defender for

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in Chile's Primera División.

Career

Player

He emerged from the

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in the 1960s. These years were historic for the "U" and were the period known as

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. For a decade and a half he was a key figure in

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. At the end of that decade he migrated to Mexican football, where he became the star in the central defense of

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, pairing with Javier "Kaliman" Guzman. He stayed there for six years. He found a partner in

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, with whom he formed a defensive partnership, described as a true "wall" in the World Alemania '74. He participated in the 1969 playoffs for the

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in Mexico '70 and in the 1977 playoffs for the World Cup in Argentina 1978. On both occasions Chile was not ranked. Quintano ended his career as an active player playing for

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Manager

Quintano took over the youth categories in the table on U. Club

offered him the post as technical director until 1986, delivering good accounts but without the desired title. He returned to Chile where he directed Everton, Deportes La Serena and University of Chile, where he first took over the youth divisions and then the first team. Between 1992 and 1993 he became Chief of Technical Divisions under the University of Chile, and then Director-General of all classes indoors. From 1996 to 1998, he participated as Technical Manager at the National Association of Professional Football. (ANFP). In this capacity, he worked with Nelson Acosta, participating in the South American playoffs for the France 98 World Cup. In 2000 became Professor of Football Instruction of the National Institute of Football, and in 2001 he became Director of the Career Coach of Football. In June 2009 Quintano replaced Eduardo de la Torre and became the new Sporting Director For Mexican Club Cruz Azul.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintano, Alberto 1946 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Men's association football defenders Chilean football managers Cruz Azul managers Everton de Viña del Mar managers Club Universidad de Chile managers Deportes La Serena managers Liga MX managers Chilean Primera División managers Chilean expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 20th-century Chilean sportsmen