Francisco Quintero Nava (8 March 1923 in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

– 10 March 1979) was a Mexican football player. He was a goalkeeper for

Club Deportivo Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

(Chivas) and represented Mexico at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London. Among his teammates was

Antonio Carbajal Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1929) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also called ''"El Cinco Copas"'', in reference to his then-record of five World Cups played. Club care ...

. He is the grandfather of current goalkeeper for the

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, Felipe Quintero Monsivais.

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List of Mexican players at the 1948 Olympics in London.
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Descendants of Francisco Quintero playing football (soccer).
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Felipe Quintero is descendant of six Mexican goalkeepers, starting with Francisco Quintero
1923 births 1979 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Footballers from Jalisco C.D. Guadalajara footballers Mexican men's footballers {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub

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