Portuguese handballer (1988–2021)
Alfredo Quintana Full name
Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo Born
(1988-03-20 ) 20 March 1988Havana , 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 Years
Team 2010–2021
Porto Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2014–2021
Portugal
56
(7)
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]
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
^ "Alfredo Quintana at zerozero" . zerozero.pt. Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
^ "Alfredo Quintana at EHF" . eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Diogo Valério: "É verdade que não temos guarda-redes em abundância" " . www.ojogo.pt . Retrieved 19 January 2019 .
^ "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 .
^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa" . portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "Andebol. Alfredo Quintana sofreu paragem cardiorrespiratória" [Handball. Alfredo Quintana suffered cardiorespiratory arrest]. RTP Desporto (in Portuguese). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ "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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