Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Quintana and the second or maternal family name is
Sosa .
Daniel 'Dani' Quintana Sosa (born 8 March 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger .
Club career
Born in Las Palmas , Canary Islands , Quintana only played lower league football in his country, representing Ontinyent CF , UD Alzira , Racing de Ferrol , CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División B .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He appeared for UD Puçol , Valencia CF Mestalla and Huracán Valencia CF in Tercera División .[ 4]
In the late hours of the January 2013 transfer window , Quintana signed with Poland 's Jagiellonia Białystok [ 5] after a successful trial[ 6] and after terminating his contract with Nàstic ,[ 7] in what was his first professional experience.[ 8] He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 23 February against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała ,[ 9] and scored his first goal on 3 March in a 2–1 away win over Górnik Zabrze .[ 10]
On 29 September 2014, Quintana joined Al Ahli Saudi FC .[ 11] He netted his first and only goal for the Saudi club on 18 October, helping to a 2–1 home defeat of Al Nassr FC .
Quintana changed teams and countries again in March 2015, moving to the Azerbaijan Premier League after signing a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK .[ 12] On 17 June 2018, the 31-year-old renewed his link until 2020.[ 13]
On 3 February 2020, Quintana signed with China League One side Chengdu Better City FC .[ 14]
Club statistics
Honours
Qarabağ
Individual
Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 2015–16[ 17]
References
^ Dani Quintana comienza a entrenar con la plantilla verde (Dani Quintana starts training with green squad) ; La Voz de Galicia , 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
^ El Nàstic ficha Dani Quintana (Nàstic sign Dani Quintana) ; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Dani Quintana, ex del Olímpic Xàtiva, ficha por el Nàstic por dos temporadas (Dani Quintana, ex-Olímpic Xàtiva, signs with Nàstic for two seasons) Archived 11 April 2013 at archive.today ; Nàstic Tac, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Ortega, Alberto (11 December 2015). "Dani Quintana se estrena en Europa con el Qarabag" [Dani Quintana makes debut in Europe with Qarabag] (in Spanish). Marca . Retrieved 17 November 2021 .
^ Dani zawodnikiem Jagiellonii! (Dani a Jagiellonia player!) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 30 January 2013 (in Polish)
^ Quintana, por la puerta de atrás (Quintana, out the back door) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; Diari de Tarragona , 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
^ El Nàstic y Dani Quintana rescinden el contrato (Nàstic and Dani Quintana terminate contract) ; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Manchón, Martín (26 September 2017). "Dani Quintaba: "Escuchar el himno de la Champions desde el césped será ver cumplido un sueño" " [Dani Quintaba: "To hear the Champions anthem from the pitch will be a dream fulfilled"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 17 November 2021 .
^ 16. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (16. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 23 February 2013 (in Polish)
^ 17. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (17. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 3 March 2013 (in Polish)
^ "Dani Quintana zawodnikiem Al-Ahli" [Dani Quintana an Al-Ahli player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014 .
^ "Dani Kintana rəsmən "Qarabağ"da" [Dani Quintana officially in Qarabağ] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015 .
^ "Dani Kintana daha iki il "Qarabağ"ımızda!" [Dani Quintana two more years at Qarabağ!] (in Azerbaijani). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018 – via Facebook .
^ "Təşəkkürlər, Kintana!" [Thank you, Quintana!] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Quintana: Daniel Quintana Sosa" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 August 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Dani Quintana" . Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2015 .
^ "Nelson Bonilla pierde el liderato de goleo en Azerbaiyán" [Nelson Bonilla loses first place in Azerbaijan scoring charts] (in Spanish). Yahoo Sports . 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
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