Paolo Quinteros | |
Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Nationality: | Argentine / Italian |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1979 |
Birth Place: | Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
Career Start: | 1996 |
Career End: | 2022 |
Years1: | 1996–1997 |
Team1: | Club Parque Sur |
Years2: | 1997–2000 |
Team2: | Club La Unión |
Years3: | 2000–2002 |
Team3: | Estudiantes Olavarria |
Years4: | 2002–2003 |
Team4: | Trouville |
Years5: | 2003–2006 |
Team5: | Boca Juniors |
Years6: | 2006–2007 |
Team6: | León Caja España |
Years7: | 2007–2011 |
Team7: | CAI Zaragoza |
Years8: | 2011–2022 |
Team8: | Regatas Corrientes |
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Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.
Quinteros began his professional career in the Argentine 2nd Division with Club Parque Sur in 1996. He then joined the top Argentine League club La Unión in 1997. He then moved to the Argentine League club Estudiantes Olavarria in 2000. In 2002, he moved to the Uruguayan League team Club Trouville in Montevideo.
He then returned to the Argentine League to play with the Boca Juniors in 2003. He joined León Caja España of the Spanish Second Division in 2006. He moved to Basket Zaragoza 2002 of the Spanish Second Division in the year 2007.
Quinteros was named the South American Club Championship MVP in 2004, and the Spanish Prince's Cup (Spanish 2nd level Cup) MVP in 2007. He played in the top-tier level division of Spain, the Spanish ACB League, for the first time, in the 2008–09 season.
Quinteros is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior national team, he won silver medals at both the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup and the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won bronze medals at both the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup.
He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup.
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