Nicknamed Chimi, he made his debut in the Costa Rican Primera División in 1993 playing with hometown club Cartaginés[1] and he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.
In 1999, Quirós joined Alajuelense[2] and he moved abroad for a spell with Venezuelan side Trujillanos.
[1] In summer 2002 he signed for Santos de Guápiles but a serious knee injury hampered his career with the club,[3] finally leaving them after two years of misery for Carmelita.
[4] Quirós made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1993 friendly match against Saudi Arabia and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals.
Quirós was born one of 8 children of Violeta Linton Foster and raised in Barrio Fátima, Cartago.