Biri (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Vargas Quijada | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1959 | ||
Place of birth | San Roque, Cádiz, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1978 | Algeciras | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1979 | Algeciras | 21 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Sevilla | 15 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Cartagena | 31 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Levante | 22 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Melilla | 20 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Olímpic | 23 | (1) |
Total | 132 | (2) | |
International career | |||
1978 | Spain U18 | 6 | (0) |
1979 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
1979 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio Vargas Quijada (born 3 December 1958), commonly known as Biri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in San Roque, Biri nicknamed Viriato, after the ancient leader of the Lusitanians. After watching Biri Biri play for Sevilla FC, he decided he would grow his hair in to a long afro to match his idol. He would wear a wig while the hair was growing, which he later sold.[1] He changed his nickname from Viri to Biri and followed in his idol's footsteps by signing for Sevilla in 1979,[2] but only managed 15 appearances, before returning to the lower Spanish divisions.
References
[edit]- ^ Rinat Rafaé (26 June 2012). "Antonio Vargas Quijada "Biri"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Vargas (Biri), Nuevo Jugador Del Sevilla". ABC (in Spanish). 8 November 1979. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biri at BDFutbol
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from San Roque, Cádiz
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Sevilla FC players
- Cartagena FC players
- Levante UD footballers
- UD Melilla footballers
- CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers