How tall is Quini?
Quini's listed height was 176 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 81% of men in Spain.
Where 176 cm sits among men in Spain
Taller than about 81% of men in Spain born in 1949 (average 169.9 cm).
Quini next to his teammates
László Kubala is the same height than Quini (176 cm), teammate at Spain men's national football team from 1969 to 1972.
Carles Rexach is 5 cm taller than Quini (181 cm), teammate at Spain men's national football team from 1969 to 1972.
Vicente del Bosque is 8 cm taller than Quini (184 cm), teammate at Spain men's national football team from 1970 to 1972.
About Quini
Quini, whose full name was Enrique Castro González, was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 23 September 1949 in Oviedo, Asturias, and died on 27 February 2018. In 1968 he joined Sporting de Gijón from the amateur side CD Ensidesa.
His career was closely tied to Sporting de Gijón and FC Barcelona. In his first La Liga season, 1970 to 1971, he scored 13 goals in 30 games, and over the following nine years he won three Pichichi awards, one of them in Segunda División. In the summer of 1980 he signed with FC Barcelona, and in his first two years there he scored 47 league goals. He won seven Pichichi Trophy awards in total, five of them in La Liga. He played for Spain for 12 years, appearing at two World Cups and one European Championship.
Quini stood a listed 176 cm (5'9"), the same listed height as László Kubala, his teammate on the Spain men's national football team from 1969 to 1972. Carles Rexach, listed at 181 cm (5'11"), was 5 cm taller than Quini and played with him for Spain over the same years, from 1969 to 1972.
Frequently asked
How tall is Quini in feet and inches? Quini was 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.
How tall is Quini compared to László Kubala? László Kubala is the same height than Quini: 176 cm (5'9") vs 176 cm (5'9").
How tall is Quini compared to Carles Rexach? Carles Rexach is 5 cm taller than Quini: 181 cm (5'11") vs 176 cm (5'9").
How tall is Quini compared to Vicente del Bosque? Vicente del Bosque is 8 cm taller than Quini: 184 cm (6'0") vs 176 cm (5'9").
Is Quini tall for men in Spain? At 176 cm he was taller than about 81% of men in Spain born in 1949, whose average height is 169.9 cm.
Sources
- Quini on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Quini on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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