Nationality Argentine / Italian 1997–2000 Club La Union Weight 91 kg 1996–1997 Club Parque Sur Height 1.88 m | Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Role Basketball Player Name Paolo Quinteros Pro career 1996 | |
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Position Point Guard / Shooting Guard Born January 15, 1979 (age 45)
Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina ( 1979-01-15 ) | ||
Listed height 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) | ||
Alley Oop
Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979 in Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position. He is 6'2.75" (1.90 m) tall, and he weighs 200 pounds.
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- Alley Oop
- Professional career
- Argentine national basketball team
- Pro career
- Argentine national team
- References
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 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 club Club Trouville 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 Uruguayan League MVP in 2003, 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.
Argentine national basketball team
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 Americas Championship and the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won bronze medals at both the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.