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Marvin Quijano
Personal information
Full name	Marvin Quijano
Date of birth	October 10, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder Striker
Youth career
1998	Rio Hondo College
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Los Angeles Galaxy
1999	→ MLS Pro-40 (loan)
2000	→ MLS Pro-40 (loan)
2002–2003	Colorado Rapids
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Marvin Quijano (born October 10, 1979, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran football (soccer) player who last played midfield for Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

Beginning

Marvin Quijano began his soccer career playing for Rio Hondo College in 1998. During this season, he impressed the coaching staff with his technical brilliance and talents. Quijano had an extremely successful season, scoring 24 goals in 30 games and winning every award possible (including American Selections 1998, Far West East Player of the Year 1998, and Rio Honda Player of the Year Award 1998). Quijano was part of the Project 40 program.

L.A. Galaxy

Marvin Quijano decided to try out for the Los Angeles Galaxy roster after showing impressive skills and talent and was signed up in 1999.^[1] Quijano played alongside fellow Salvadoran Mauricio Cienfuegos between 1999–2001 with 32 games and 4 goals. Quijano achieved three medals and achievements with the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2001 US Open Cup 2001, and 2001 MLS Supporters' Shield. The Galaxy released him at the end of the 2001 season.

Colorado Rapids

Marvin Quijano impressed Colorado Rapids coach Tim Hankinson. They agreed to a deal for two years between 2002 and 2003; however, Marvin's experience was an unhappy one, playing six games in 2002 and playing no games in 2003. He was released.

Recent activities

Marvin Quijano was appointed head coach for the Denver Soccer Club, a semi-professional club, in 2006. He was appointed as the youth coach of Colorado Rapids.

References

^ "QUIJANO'S DECISION A GOOD ONE". Press-Telegram. 2001-08-15.

[1] "QUIJANO'S DECISION A GOOD ONE". Press-Telegram. 2001-08-15.

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-'''Marvin Quijano''' (born October 10, 1979 in [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]) is a  former Salvadoran [[football (soccer)]] player, who last played [[midfield]] for [[Colorado Rapids]] of [[Major League Soccer]].
+'''Marvin Quijano''' (born October 10, 1979, in [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]) is a  former Salvadoran [[football (soccer)]] player who last played [[midfield]] for [[Colorado Rapids]] of [[Major League Soccer]].
 ==Beginning==
-Marvin Quijano began his soccer career playing for Rio Hondo college in 1998 in this season, he impressed the coaching staff with his technical brilliance and talents.
+Marvin Quijano began his soccer career playing for Rio Hondo College in 1998. During this season, he impressed the coaching staff with his technical brilliance and talents. Quijano had an extremely successful season, scoring 24 goals in 30 games and winning every award possible (including American Selections 1998, Far West East Player of the Year 1998, and Rio Honda Player of the Year Award 1998). Quijano was part of the [[Project-40|Project 40]] program.
-Quijano had an extremely successful season scoring 24 goals in 30 games, winning every award possible (including All American selections 1998, far west east player of the year 1998 and Rio Honda player of the year Award 1998).
-Quijano was part of the [[Project-40]] program.
 ==L.A. Galaxy==
-Marvin Quijano decided to try out for the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] roster after showing impressive skills and talent was signed up in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Press-Telegram (Long Beach)|Press-Telegram]]|title=QUIJANO'S DECISION A GOOD ONE|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EDF3AE5880869CE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=2001-08-15}}</ref> Quijano played alongside fellow Salvadoran [[Mauricio Cienfuegos]] between 1999&ndash;2001 with 32 games and 4 goals. Quijano achieved three medals and achievements with the 2000 [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]], 2001 [[US Open Cup]] 2001 and 2001 [[MLS Supporters' Shield]]. He was released by the Galaxy at the end of the 2001 season.
+Marvin Quijano decided to try out for the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] roster after showing impressive skills and talent and was signed up in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Press-Telegram (Long Beach)|Press-Telegram]]|title=QUIJANO'S DECISION A GOOD ONE|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EDF3AE5880869CE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=2001-08-15}}</ref> Quijano played alongside fellow Salvadoran [[Mauricio Cienfuegos]] between 1999–2001 with 32 games and 4 goals. Quijano achieved three medals and achievements with the 2000 [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]], 2001 [[US Open Cup]] 2001, and 2001 [[MLS Supporters' Shield]]. The Galaxy released him at the end of the 2001 season.
 ==Colorado Rapids==
-Marvin Quijano impressed [[Colorado Rapids]] coach [[Tim Hankinson]]. They agreed to a deal for two years between 2002&ndash;2003; however,  Marvin's experience was an unhappy one, playing six games in 2002 and playing no games in 2003. He was released.
+Marvin Quijano impressed [[Colorado Rapids]] coach [[Tim Hankinson]]. They agreed to a deal for two years between 2002 and 2003; however, Marvin's experience was an unhappy one, playing six games in 2002 and playing no games in 2003. He was released.
 ==Recent activities==
-Marvin Quijano was appointed head coach for the Denver soccer club a semi-professional club in 2006. He was appointed as the youth coach of Colorado Rapids.
+Marvin Quijano was appointed head coach for the Denver Soccer Club, a semi-professional club, in 2006. He was appointed as the youth coach of Colorado Rapids.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1979 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from San Salvador]]
+[[Category:Footballers from San Salvador]]
-[[Category:Salvadoran footballers]]
+[[Category:Salvadoran men's footballers]]
 [[Category:LA Galaxy players]]
 [[Category:MLS Pro-40 players]]
 [[Category:Colorado Rapids players]]
-[[Category:Salvadoran expatriate footballers]]
+[[Category:Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
 [[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
-[[Category:USL A-League players]]
+[[Category:A-League (1995–2004) players]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
+[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]