Jairo Quinteros Sierra (born 7 February 2001) is a Bolivian professional

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who plays as a defender for

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz,

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, Quinteros began his career at the youth academy of

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. After spending a few years in Spain, on February 12, 2020, Quinteros signed with

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. After signing with the club he was immediately loaned out to

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in his native Bolivia's Primera División. Quinteros made his professional debut for Club Bolívar on February 27 against

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. He started and played the entire match as Bolívar won 4–2. On 16 August 2022, Quinteros and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club. On 1 September, he returned to Spain after signing a two-year deal with

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. On 3 July 2023, Quinteros returned to Bolívar on a permanent deal.

International career

Quinteros has represented Bolivia at the under-20 and under-23 levels. On 2 January 2019, Quinteros was selected as part of the Bolivia U20 side for the 2019 U-20 Sudamericano. He played every match as Bolivia finished last in their group. He represented the senior Bolivia national team in a 3–1

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win over

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on 3 June 2021.

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website {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinteros, Jairo 2001 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivian men's footballers 21st-century Bolivian sportsmen Bolivia men's international footballers Afro-Bolivian people Bolivia men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Inter Miami CF players Inter Miami CF II players Club Bolívar players Oriente Petrolero players Real Zaragoza players Bolivian Primera División players Bolivian expatriate men's footballers 2021 Copa América players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players