Alfredo Quintana

Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðu kĩˈtɐnɐ], Spanish: [alˈfɾeðo kinˈtana]; 20 March 1988 – 26 February 2021) was a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Porto and the Portugal national team.[1][2][3][4]

Alfredo Quintana
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo
Born (1988-03-20)20 March 1988
Havana, Cuba
Died 26 February 2021(2021-02-26) (aged 32)
Porto, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
2010–2021
 Porto
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021
 Portugal 56 (7)

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship and 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[5][6] Before acquiring the Portuguese nationality in 2014, he represented Cuba at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship.

Death

On 22 February 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session and fell into a coma. He was taken to São João Hospital where he fought for his life.[7][8][9] Four days later, he died in hospital due to complications from the cardiac arrest.[10]

Honours

Porto

References
  1. "Alfredo Quintana at zerozero". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Alfredo Quintana at EHF". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Diogo Valério: "É verdade que não temos guarda-redes em abundância"". www.ojogo.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "European Handball Federation – 2020 Men's EHF EURO / Match Details". www.eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. Flórido, Carlos; Capela Martins, Paula (23 February 2021). "Quintana defende a vida: os detalhes de um dia dramático, com 45 minutos de paragem" [Quintana defends life: the details of a dramatic day, with a 45-minute break]. www.ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "Andebol. Alfredo Quintana sofreu paragem cardiorrespiratória" [Handball. Alfredo Quintana suffered cardiorespiratory arrest]. RTP Desporto (in Portuguese). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. Roseiro, Bruno (23 February 2021). "Dois golos na Maia, testes Covid, a bola na bancada no futebol, 45 minutos de paragem cardiorrespiratória e a luta pela vida de Quintana" [Two goals in Maia, Covid tests, the ball on the stands in football, 45 minutes of cardiac arrest and the fight for Quintana's life]. Observador (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. "Morreu Alfredo Quintana, guarda-redes de Andebol do FC Porto e da Seleção de Portugal" [Alfredo Quintana, handball goalkeeper of FC Porto and the Portugal team, died]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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