Paolo Quinteros
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Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard 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 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 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.
National team career
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 AmeriCup and the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won bronze medals at both the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup.
He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup.
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- 2× FIBA South American League 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)
- Super 8 Tournament Champion: (2012)
- Super 8 Tournament Top Scorer: (2012)
- Super 8 Tournament MVP: (2012)
- FIBA South American League MVP: (2012)
- Argentine League MVP: (2013)
- Argentine League Finals MVP: (2013)
Argentine senior national team
- 2003 FIBA South American Championship: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 2005 FIBA Mini World Cup: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 2005 FIBA AmeriCup: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 2006 FIBA South American Championship: File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- 2007 FIBA AmeriCup: File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- 2008 FIBA South American Championship: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- 2008 Summer Olympic Games: File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- 2009 FIBA AmeriCup: File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- 2011 FIBA AmeriCup: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
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- 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