Quini

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Quini in 1983
Enrique Castro González
(1949-09-23)23 September 1949
Oviedo, Spain
27 February 2018(2018-02-27) (aged 68)
Gijón, Spain
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Striker
Don Bosco
Ensidesa
Team	Apps	(Gls)
Ensidesa	22	(17)
Sporting Gijón	380	(214)
Barcelona	100	(53)
Sporting Gijón	61	(17)
	563	(301)
Spain U18	2	(0)
Spain U23	2	(0)
Spain amateur	9	(11)
Spain	35	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique Castro González (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike ˈkastɾo ɣonˈθaleθ]; 23 September 1949 – 27 February 2018), known as Quini [ˈkini], 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.

A Spain international for 12 years, Quini represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship.

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Quini joined local Real Oviedo's neighbours Sporting de Gijón in 1968, from amateurs CD Ensidesa. In his first season in La Liga, 1970–71, he scored 13 goals in 30 games and, the following nine years, only netted once in single digits and won three Pichichi, one in Segunda División; ironically, in the year in which he won his second, Sporting were relegated, the player's 21 goals being insufficient to avoid last place.

In summer 1980, Quini signed with FC Barcelona, who had already tried to sign the player after Sporting's relegation. In his first two years he totalled 47 league goals, good enough for two more individual accolades. He also helped the Catalans to the 1981 Copa del Rey, netting twice to put away his beloved Sporting in a 3–1 win in the final. Additionally, in the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup, he helped Barça come from behind to beat Belgium's Standard Liège 2–1 as the decisive match was held at the Camp Nou.

In his final two years, Quini appeared infrequently with Barcelona (but scored the club's 3,000th goal in the league, in a home match against CD Castellón), and chose to retire in 1984 at age 35, even being awarded a testimonial; however, he reconsidered and eventually returned to former side Sporting for three more years in the top flight, being sparingly used. On 14 June 1987, he played his last match, against Barcelona, and he totalled 448 games and 219 goals in the first division alone (ninth all-time).

Quini continued to serve Sporting in the following decades, in several directorial capacities.

On 1 March 1981, after scoring twice for Barcelona in a 6–0 home victory over Hércules CF, Quini was kidnapped by two men at gunpoint, being forced into a van. After many developments and 25 days – during this time, Barcelona could only amass one draw in four games, eventually losing the title race – he was rescued unharmed, upon cooperation between the Spanish and Swiss law enforcement agencies.

It was subsequently speculated that Quini developed Stockholm syndrome, since he decided not to press charges against his kidnappers and never claimed his personal damages award of 5 million pesetas.

Quini made his debut for Spain on 28 October 1970, in a friendly in Zaragoza with Greece: having played the second half, he scored in a 2–1 win.

With a total of 35 caps and eight goals, Quini participated in two FIFA World Cups, 1978 and 1982, as well as UEFA Euro 1980. He could only find the net once in all those competitions (at Euro '80), and the nation suffered a 2–1 loss against Belgium.

Quini's younger brother, Jesús, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too spent several years with Sporting. With 763 appearances between the siblings in La Liga, they ranked second in this reckoning behind Julio and Patxi Salinas at the time of their retirement.

In 2008, Quini overcame throat cancer. On 29 April 2016, the Town Hall of Gijón named him adoptive son of the city.

On 27 February 2018, Quini died at the age of 68 after suffering a heart attack. Just one day later, the City Council of Gijón agreed unanimously to rename El Molinón stadium as Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini" in his memory.

About 14,000 people attended Quini's funeral at his main club's homeground.

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Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quini goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 October 1970	La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain	Greece	2–0	2–1	Friendly
2	20 November 1974	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
3	2–1
4	29 March 1978	El Molinón, Gijón, Spain	Norway	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5	26 April 1978	Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain	Mexico	1–0	2–0	Friendly
6	16 April 1980	El Molinón, Gijón, Spain	Czechoslovakia	2–2	2–2	Friendly
7	15 June 1980	Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	Belgium	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 1980
8	24 February 1982	Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain	Scotland	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Sporting Gijón

• Segunda División: 1969–70, 1976–77

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1980–81, 1982–83
• Supercopa de España: 1983
• Copa de la Liga: 1983
• UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1981–82

Individual

• Don Balón Award: 1978–79

• Pichichi Trophy: 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 (La Liga); 1969–70, 1976–77 (Segunda División)

• La Liga Team of The Year: 1980–81, 1981–82

• List of FC Barcelona players (100+ appearances)

• List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)

• List of Sporting de Gijón players (100+ appearances)

• Quini at BDFutbol

• Quini at National-Football-Teams.com

• Quini – FIFA competition record (archived)