Joaquín Álvarez Álvarez

Quini

Quini celebrates a goal for Alcorcón
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Álvarez Álvarez
Date of birth (1980-07-04) 4 July 1980
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Atlético Pinto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Atlético Pinto
1999–2000 Valdemoro
2000–2001 Leganés B
2001–2002 Puerta Bonita
2002–2003 Atlético Pinto
2003–2004 Alcalá 32 (5)
2004–2005 Alcorcón 37 (16)
2005–2007 Zamora 64 (18)
2007 Mazarrón
2007–2010 Leganés 104 (39)
2010–2014 Alcorcón 103 (35)
2013 → Racing Santander (loan) 21 (3)
2014–2015 Eldense 14 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Joaquín Álvarez Álvarez (born 4 July 1980 in Madrid), known as Quini, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

From 1998 to 2010, Quini played exclusively in the lower leagues of Spanish football, representing nine teams including CA Pinto (two spells). In the 2009–10 season he scored 20 goals in 35 games for CD Leganés, also in the Community of Madrid.

At the age of already 30, Quini made his second division debuts, with AD Alcorcón with which he had already played six years before.[1] He finished the 2010–11 campaign with 22 goals, fifth-best in the competition, as the club easily retained its newly acquired status; highlights included a hat-trick against Girona FC (3–1 home win)[2] and braces against SD Ponferradina (2–0, home),[3] Xerez CD (3–1, home),[4] Córdoba CF (2–1 at home),[5] UD Las Palmas (5–0, home)[6] and CD Tenerife (3–2 home success).[7]

Quini lowered his totals to 13 in 2011–12, but the side again stayed in the second tier, finishing in fourth position and qualifying to the playoffs.[8] He was loaned to Racing de Santander in January 2013, and suffered team relegation with the latter.

Quini left Alcorcón in the 2014 summer, and moved to CD Eldense in the third level. He retired in January 2015, immediately becoming the club's director of football.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "La saga goleadora Quini tiene su continuidad en Alcorcón" [Quini scoring saga continues in Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Quini firma un 'hat-trick' y tres puntos para el Alcorcón" [Quini gets 'hat-trick' and three points for Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Quini da una victoria histórica al Alcorcón" [Quini gives historic win to Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Alcorcón continúa siendo inexpugnable en su estadio" [Alcorcón still unbeatable at home ground] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Quini liquida al Córdoba (2–1) e impulsa al Alcorcón" [Quini finishes Córdoba (2–1) and thrusts Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Manita del Alcorcón" [Alcorcón fiver] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Quini lidera la remontada del Alcorcón y condena al Tenerife" [Quini leads Alcorcón comeback and condemns Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "El Alcorcón puede atar el playoff al ritmo de Quini" [Alcorcón can clinch playoffs Quini-style] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Quini se convierte en el nuevo director deportivo del Eldense" [Quini becomes Eldense's new director of football] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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