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Also known as Enrique Castro González

Enrique Castro González (; 23 September 1949 – 27 February 2018), known as Quini , was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Quini (1949–2018) was a Spanish male soccer player who played as a right-back for Atromitos. His professional career began in 1967, and he recorded two matches with zero total goals. He was also known by the pseudonyms El Brujo, Quinocho, and Quinigol.

The name Quini is associated with other figures, including author Romeo A. Quini, who wrote the work *Laser in ancient acupuncture*. Additionally, a music artist named quini has accumulated 787 plays from 36 listeners.

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Key facts

Football biography.name
Quini
Football biography.image
Quini 1983.jpg
Football biography.upright
0.9
Football biography.caption
Quini in 1983
Football biography.full_name
Enrique Castro González
Football biography.birth_place
Oviedo, Spain
Football biography.death_place
Gijón, Spain
Football biography.height
1.76 m
Football biography.position
Striker
Football biography.youthclubs1
Don Bosco
Football biography.youthclubs2
Ensidesa
Football biography.years1
1967–1968
Football biography.clubs1
Ensidesa
Football biography.caps1
22
Football biography.goals1
17
Football biography.years2
1968–1980
Football biography.clubs2
Sporting Gijón
Football biography.caps2
380

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Castro
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Oviedo
Place of death
Gijón
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
UEFA Euro 1980
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Spain
Mass
75
Image
Quini 1983.jpg
Height
176
Significant event
kidnapping
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total goals in career
0
date of birth
1949-09-23
date of death
2018-02-27
name in native language
Enrique Castro González
Commons category
Quini
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
second family name in Spanish name
González
pseudonym
El Brujo, Quinocho, Quinigol
start of work period
1967-00-00
coach of sports team
FC Barcelona
number of matches played/races/starts
2
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Club career
  • Kidnapping
  • International career
  • Personal life
  • Death
  • Career statistics
  • Club
  • International
  • Honours
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Enrique Castro González (; 23 September 1949 – 27 February 2018), known as Quini , was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker.

In a career totally connected with Sporting de Gijón and FC Barcelona, he was widely regarded as one of the country's best strikers, having won a total of seven Pichichi Trophy awards, five of those in La Liga.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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