Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979) is an

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former professional

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player. He plays mainly at the

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position, but he can also play at the

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position.

Professional career

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

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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

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, for the first time, in the 2008–09 season.

National team career

Quinteros is also a member of the senior men's

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. With Argentina's senior national team, he won silver medals at both the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup and the

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. He also won bronze medals at both the

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and the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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Champion: (2001, 2012) *3× Argentine League Champion: (2001, 2004, 2013) *2× Argentine League Triples Tournament Champion: (2002, 2006) *2× Torneo Top 4: Winner (2002, 2004) *3× South American Club Championship Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006) * South American Club Championship MVP: (2004) *3× Argentine Cup Winner: (2004, 2005, 2006) *2× Argentine League All-Star Game MVP: (2005, 2012) *4× Argentine League Best Quintet: (2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) * Argentine League Top Scorer: (2005) * Spanish Prince's Cup (Spanish 2nd Cup) Winner: (2007) *Spanish Prince's Cup (Spanish 2nd Cup) MVP: (2007) *2× Spanish Second Division Champion: (2008, 2010) *

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Champion: (2012) *

Top Scorer: (2012) *

MVP: (2012) *

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: (2012) * Argentine League MVP: (2013) * Argentine League Finals MVP: (2013)

Argentine senior national team

*2003

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: * 2005 FIBA Mini World Cup: * 2005 FIBA AmeriCup: *2006 FIBA South American Championship: *

: * 2008 FIBA South American Championship: *2008

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: *

: * 2009 FIBA AmeriCup: * 2011 FIBA AmeriCup:

External links

FIBA ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinteros, Paolo 1979 births Living people Argentine emigrants to Italy Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine men's basketball players Baloncesto León players Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basket Zaragoza players Boca Juniors basketball players Estudiantes de Olavarría basketball players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players La Unión basketball players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Argentina Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in basketball Point guards Shooting guards 2010 FIBA World Championship players Pan American Games basketball players for Argentina Basketball players from Entre Ríos Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen