Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983), nicknamed El Cheyo, is a Salvadoran former professional

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Cheyo'', Quintanilla started his professional career at Salvadorian giants FAS, making his professional debut in 1999 at age 16. In 2001, he moved to rivals Águila and while with them, he played in a friendly in

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Major League Soccer

The management at

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outfit D.C. United watched the game tapes and signed the small playmaker with the club in 2002. Injuries however curtailed his MLS career. He scored just five goals and five assists in two years in the league, missing all of 2004 with an injury, and was subsequently released. In 2004, he was injured at a preseason training camp and was unable to play the entire season. He returned to play in his native country but in 2008, Quintanilla signed a five-month deal with Costa Rican football club L.D. Alajuelense. After being released he again returned to El Salvador, where he rejoined Águila for two years.

Europe

In May 2009, Quintanilla signed to newly promoted Cypriot team

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for the 2009/2010 season. His stay was somewhat short-lived, only playing 10 domestic league games and scoring one goal in the

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. On 16 December 2009, Mexican lower league side Correcaminos UAT confirmed acquiring Quintanilla on a six-month contract. Shortly after Correcaminos were eliminated in the quarter-finals, it was announced that Quintanilla would no longer continue with the club. Quintanilla made 17 league appearances and only scored one goal for the club. In May 2010, Quintanilla signed a one-year contract with Luis Ángel Firpo and on 24 May 2011, Quintanilla signed with Guatemalan club

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. Quintanilla scored an amazing goal from a free kick on 1 December 2011 against Marquense. The goal won the "Premios Matador" prize on ESPN Deportes. He received 96%, from the 10 players voting, which broke the voting record for "Premios Matador".

Match-fixing ban

On 20 September 2013, Quintanilla was banned for 6 months due to his involvement with match fixing.

International career

Quintanilla made his debut for

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, aged 16 years, in a February 2000

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against

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and has, as of December 2011, earned a total of 59 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 19

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matches and played at the

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and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the

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and

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– RSSSF On 22 June 2008, Eliseo scored two goals as El Salvador came back in a thriller to defeat Panama, 3–1. With the win, El Salvador advanced to Round 3 in the CONCACAF Zone in the World Cup Qualifiers for Africa 2010. On 28 March 2009, Quintanilla scored his twelfth, and quite possibly most memorable goal with the national team. The goal came in a World Cup qualification match against the USA and marked the first time in over eleven years that El Salvador had managed to score a goal against them. The match ultimately ended in a 2–2 draw.

International goals

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Overall international

Honours

Club honours

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintanilla, Eliseo 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Águila footballers D.C. United players Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Ermis Aradippou FC players Correcaminos UAT footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Liga FPD players Cypriot First Division players Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Major League Soccer players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals