Gustavo Quintero Pereda (born 17 December 1976) is a Mexican

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

coach. He is the head coach of the

Caballeros de Culiacán Caballeros de Culiacán (Culiacán Knights) is a professional basketball club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The team currently plays in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico ( CIBACOPA). In the past the team played in the Lig ...

Coaching career

Quintero started his coaching career with

Halcones de Ciudad Obregón The Halcones de Ciudad Obregón (English: ''Ciudad Obregón Falcons'') are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. The Halcones are members of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play ...

in the CIBACOPA league. He has coached teams such as Halcones de Xalapa (both men's and women's squads), Libertadores de Querétaro, Huracanes de Tampico, and Santos de San Luis. Quintero has served as an assistant coach for Halcones de Ciudad Obregón and Zonkeys de Tijuana, and as head coach for Ángeles de la Ciudad de México in 2024. Served as an assistant coach during tournaments such as the FIBA AmeriCup and the FIBA World Cup. Appointed head coach for Mexico during the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador (where the team won a silver medal) and the Pan American Games in Santiago. In 2023, Gustavo Quintero Pereda was awarded “Athlete of the Year” in the Best Coach category in his hometown, Nogales, in recognition of his contributions to the sport and his impact on the basketball community. As of January 2025, Quintero is the head coach of Caballeros de Culiacán in the Liga Chevron CIBACOPA.

Personal life

Gustavo Quintero is the older brother of fellow basketball coach

Omar Quintero Omar Quintero Pereda (born 26 September 1981) is a Mexican professional basketball coach and former player. He played the point guard position for teams in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintero, Gustavo Living people 1976 births Mexican basketball coaches Sportspeople from Nogales, Sonora 21st-century Mexican sportsmen