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 CartaginésA Chimy le va muy bien - Nación and he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.
In 1999, Quirós joined AlajuelenseChimi es rojinegro•Heriberto Quirós firmará hoy con Alajuelense - Nación 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,La mala hora de “Chimi” - Nación finally leaving them after two years of misery for Carmelita."En Cartago me rechazaron": Heriberto Quirós - Nación
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 He also played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF taking the place of an injured Sandro Alfaro.Se le hizo a Chimi Heriberto Quirós viajó a última hora - Nación
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.Madre futbolera•Doña Violeta Linton, madre de Heriberto Quirós, es una amante del balompié - Nación He is married to Paula Villalobos. His brother, Luis Quirós, also played professionally for Cartaginés¡Y se hizo la luz! - Nación and also his brothers Marcos and Carlos played in the Costa Rican Premier Division.
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