Omar Quintana

Omar Quintana
President of the National Congress of Ecuador
In office
January 5, 2005 – April 20, 2005
Preceded byGuillermo Landázuri [es]
Succeeded byWilfrido Lucero
Deputy of the National Congress of Ecuador for Guayas Province
In office
2003–2005
Personal details
Born
Omar Quintana Baquerizo

(1944-03-22)March 22, 1944
Quito, Ecuador
DiedApril 3, 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 76)
Ecuador
Political partyEcuadorian Roldosist Party
SpouseDiana Noboa Pontón
Children3

Omar Quintana Baquerizo (March 22, 1944 – April 3, 2020) was an Ecuadorian politician, sports executive, businessman, and member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (PRE) and Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN) political parties. Quintana served in the former National Congress of Ecuador from 2003 to 2005, including a tenure as the President of the National Congress from January 5, 2005, until April 20, 2005.

Additionally, Quintana was the former director of C.S. Emelec, a professional football sports club based in Guayaquil.[1] Under his leadership, C.S. Emelec won three national football championships in 1979, 2001, and 2002.[1][2] He also headed the Club 9 de Octubre football club when the team qualified for the Copa Libertadores competition in 1984 and 1985.[1] Quintana owned the Ecuadorian franchises of Gold's Gym and built soccer fields in Guayaquil.[3][2]

  1. ^ a b c "Falleció Omar Quintana, exdirectivo que conquistó 3 títulos nacionales con Emelec". El Universo. 2020-04-03. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ^ a b Barker, Gabby (2020-04-05). "The coronavirus takes three prominent Ecuadorian soccer managers". Sports Findings. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference comercio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).