José Quitongo

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| name = José Quitongo

| image =

| fullname = José Manuel Quitongo{{Hugman|16261|accessdate=26 February 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Luanda, Portuguese Angola

| height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|abbr=on}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1985–1992 | youthclubs1 = Benfica

| years1 = 1992–1994 | clubs1 = Benfica | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = → Estoril (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1994–1995 | clubs3 = Waterford United | caps3 = ? | goals3 = ?

| years4 = 1995 | clubs4 = Köping | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1995 | clubs5 = Darlington | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = Hamilton Academical | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 9

| years7 = 1997–1999 | clubs7 = Heart of Midlothian | caps7 = 30 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2000 | clubs8 = Hamilton Academical | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2000–2002 | clubs9 = St Mirren | caps9 = 57 | goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2002–2003 | clubs10 = Kilmarnock | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2003 | clubs11 = Dibba Al-Hisn | caps11 = ? | goals11 = ?

| years12 = 2003–2004 | clubs12 = Hamilton Academical | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 5

| years13 = 2004 | clubs13 = Waterford United | caps13 = 17 | goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2005–2006 | clubs14 = Alloa Athletic | caps14 = 35 | goals14 = 5

| years15 = 2006 | clubs15 = Albion Rovers | caps15 = 1 | goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2006 | clubs16 = Partick Thistle | caps16 = 1 | goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2006 | clubs17 = Dumbarton | caps17 = 2 | goals17 = 1

| years18 = 2006–2007 | clubs18 = Pro Lissone | caps18 = ? | goals18 = ?

| years19 = 2007 | clubs19 = Livingston | caps19 = 2 | goals19 = 0

| years20 = 2007–2008 | clubs20 = Stenhousemuir | caps20 = 10 | goals20 = 0

| years21 = 2009–2010 | clubs21 = Glenafton Athletic | caps21 = ? | goals21 = ?

| years22 = 2010 | clubs22 = Pollok | caps22 = 2 | goals22 = 0

| years23 = 2011 | clubs23 = Lesmahagow | caps23 = ? | goals23 = ?

| years24 = 2013–2014 | clubs24 = Muirkirk | caps24 = ? | goals24 = ?

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs1 = Muirkirk

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José Manuel Quitongo (born 18 November 1974) is an Angolan footballer. A winger, he spent the majority of his playing career in Scotland, where he made 61 appearances in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren and Kilmarnock, scoring five goals. Known as a journeyman due to the number of clubs he has represented, Quitongo featured prominently for Hamilton Academical in three separate stints with the side. In five seasons with Hamilton, he scored 15 goals in 95 Scottish Football League appearances.

Having left Angola when he was ten-years-old, Quitongo went on to play in Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, England, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and Scotland.

Career

Born in Luanda in Portuguese Angola, Quitongo began his career in Portugal with Benfica, playing 20 games, during his time at Benfica he played alongside Portuguese legends Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes{{cite web|url=http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/news-a-media/my-youth-career/925-jose-quitongo|title=Jose Quitongo|accessdate=22 February 2011|publisher=Youth Football Scotland|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905232829/http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/news-a-media/my-youth-career/925-jose-quitongo|url-status=dead}} before moving to Darlington. He made just one appearance for Darlington before moving to Hamilton Academical in November 1995.{{soccerbase|id=9315|name=Jose Quitongo}}

In October 1997 Quitongo moved to Hearts, playing 30 league games (mostly as substitute) before returning to Hamilton in January 2000. He moved to St Mirren in July 2000, making 57 league appearances before signing for Kilmarnock in August 2002. He made just nine appearances before leaving the club. After spells playing for Dibba Al-Hisn in the United Arab Emirates, he signed to Hamilton for a third time in October 2003,[http://www.saintmirren-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/quitongo_returns_122531/index.shtml Quitongo Returns] St Mirren Mad where he remained until the summer of 2004. He signed for League of Ireland club Waterford United for the remainder of the 2004 season.[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/quitongojose.html Jose Quitongo] London Hearts Supporters Club

In January 2005, he signed for Alloa Athletic, moving to Partick Thistle in March 2006. However, he made just one appearance, as a substitute, for Thistle before being released at the end of the season.

In April 2006 Quitongo was called up to the senior Angola squad.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4930648.stm

|title=Akwa named for Cosafa Cup

|publisher=BBC

|date=21 April 2006 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} However, he missed out on selection for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/4981222.stm

|title=Double heartbreak for Quitongo

|publisher=BBC

|date=16 May 2006 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} In August 2006 he signed for Dumbarton after playing in two games as a trialist, but made only three substitute appearances before leaving in June 2007.

In September 2007, Quitongo joined Livingston, but made only two substitute appearances before signing for Stenhousemuir in November. After being released by the club at the end of the 2007–08 season, Quitongo joined Junior club Glenafton Athletic at the start of 2009–10, but left the club in May 2010.{{cite web|author=Robert Guthrie |url=http://members.tripod.com/bob_newcumnock/glenafton/news/index.html |title= Glenafton Athletic home page |publisher=Glenafton Athletic |accessdate=30 July 2009}}[http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/daily-news-digest/ Quitongo looks for new club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135805/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/daily-news-digest/ |date=29 February 2012 }} SFL Daily Update, 21 May 2010

After a spell out of the professional game where he ran his own football academy in Blantyre, Quitongo was appointed player-manager of Muirkirk Juniors in December 2013. He left the club in October 2014.[http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/sport/13738039.Jose_Quitongo_leaves_Muirkirk_Juniors/ Jose Quitongo leaves Muirkirk Juniors] Cumnock Chronicle, 22 October 2014 He signed for amateur Sunday team Budhill United in September 2016.[https://twitter.com/budhillutdafc/status/778814605560721413 Budhill would like to welcome its new addition to the team Jose Quitongo] Budhill United, 21 September 2016

Personal life

His sons Jai and Rico are both footballers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13152922.Wandering_eyes__from_Benfica_all_the_way_to_Muirkirk______/|title=Wandering eyes, from Benfica all the way to Muirkirk . . .|website=The Herald|date=29 March 2014 |location=Glasgow|language=en|access-date=2017-07-12}}