Career
He is best known for supervising eight matches in the, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994. Quiniou gained notoriety during the 1986 World Cup group stages when he sent off Uruguay"s Jose Batista in the first minute of the match against Scotland, after a rough tackle on Gordon Strachan. This remains (in 2014) the fastest dismissal in World Cup history.
Several penalty claims by the Bulgarians were turned down, most notably when Alessandro Costacurta handled the ball inside the penalty area.