Heriberto Quirós
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heriberto Quirós
| fullname = Heriberto Quirós Linton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|07|26}}
| birth_place = Cartago, Costa Rica
| height = {{height|m=1.73|}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Cartaginés
| years1 = 1993–1999
| years2 = 1999–2001
| years3 = 2001
| years4 = 2002
| years5 = 2002–2004
| years6 = 2004–2005
| clubs1 = Cartaginés
| clubs2 = Alajuelense
| clubs3 = Trujillanos
| clubs4 = Cartaginés
| clubs5 = Santos de Guápiles
| clubs6 = Carmelita
| caps1 = 208
| caps2 = 57
| caps3 =
| caps4 = 9
| caps5 =
| goals1 = 54
| goals2 = 22
| goals3 =
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 1993–1997
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 18 October 2014
}}
{{family name hatnote|Quirós|Linton|lang=Spanish}}
Heriberto Quirós Linton (born 26 July 1972) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for several teams in the Costa Rican Primera División.
Club career
Nicknamed Chimi, he made his debut in the Costa Rican Primera División in 1993 playing with hometown club Cartaginés[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/agosto/01/deportes7.html A Chimy le va muy bien] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.
In 1999, Quirós joined Alajuelense[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/junio/22/deportes3.html Chimi es rojinegro•Heriberto Quirós firmará hoy con Alajuelense] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and he moved abroad for a spell with Venezuelan side Trujillanos. In summer 2002 he signed for Santos de Guápiles but a serious knee injury hampered his career with the club,[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/diciembre/24/deportes4.html La mala hora de “Chimi”] - Nación {{in lang|es}} finally leaving them after two years of misery for Carmelita.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/febrero/18/deportes6.html "En Cartago me rechazaron": Heriberto Quirós] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
International career
Quirós made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1993 friendly match against Saudi Arabia and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match{{FIFA player|159519}} He also played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html UNCAF Tournament 1997] - RSSSF taking the place of an injured Sandro Alfaro.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/abril/15/chimi.html Se le hizo a Chimi Heriberto Quirós viajó a última hora] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
His final international was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.
Personal life
Quirós was born one of 8 children of Violeta Linton Foster and raised in Barrio Fátima, Cartago.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/febrero/12/deportes3.html Madre futbolera•Doña Violeta Linton, madre de Heriberto Quirós, es una amante del balompié] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He is married to Paula Villalobos. His brother, Luis Quirós, also played professionally for Cartaginés[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/septiembre/14/deportes4.html ¡Y se hizo la luz!] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and also his brothers Marcos and Carlos played in the Costa Rican Premier Division.
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Cartago Province
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
Category:C.S. Cartaginés players
Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
Category:Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
Category:A.D. Carmelita footballers