José Luis Quiñonez Quiñonez (born May 29, 1984
[) is an ]Ecuador
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ian footballer
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. He currently plays as a midfielder
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for Emelec in the Ecuadorian Football League.[
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Playing style
Quiñonez was given the nickname ''El Pulpo''[http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/deportes/noticia/archive/deportes/2010/04/22/El-_1820_Pulpo_1920_-va-por-el-triunfo-en-Uruguay.aspx] (The Octopus) by Emelec's fans because of his intelligence on the field, speed, great marking skills and long legs. He is an overall good player that sometimes is also used as a center back and has also scored some goals both from distant shots and headers.
References
1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Guayaquil
Ecuadorian men's footballers
21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
Men's association football midfielders
Ecuadorian Serie A players
C.S. Emelec footballers
L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers
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