Felipe de Jesús Quintero Monsivais (born July 29, 1979), known as Felipe Quintero, is a Mexican soccer player who played for

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in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Mexico

Quintero was in Club Deportivo Guadalajara's youth system from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, he played for

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in the

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which is the second division in Mexico. Quintero also helped

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win the Mexican second division title and advance to the first division. He also played for

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, Ciudad Juárez, and

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United States

Quintero signed with the

of the

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in 2006, and was the team's first choice goalkeeper for the next two seasons until the Silverbacks went on hiatus following the conclusion of the 2009 USL1 season. He re-signed with the club, now in the North American Soccer League, on March 11, 2011.

International

In 1999, he was a member of the Mexico Under-20 national team.

Personal

He is also the grandson of Francisco Quintero Nava, former Mexican goalkeeper with Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas), who played alongside

Antonio Carbajal Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1929) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also called ''"El Cinco Copas"'', in reference to his then-record of five World Cups played. Club care ...

at the 1948 Olympics in London.

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