José Antonio Quintero Oliveros (

Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fou ...

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; March 17, 1988) is a publicist, former professional

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and sports executive. He is currently vice president of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF).

Education

He has a TSU degree in Advertising and Marketing from the Universidad Tecnológica Sucre in Barquisimeto and a postgraduate degree in Football Business and Administration from the

Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado The Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA) is a public university of Venezuela located in Barquisimeto. It was founded in 1962 with the creation of the Centro Experimental de Estudios Superiores (CEDES), and became the Universidad de ...

in the same city. In 2019 he completed a postgraduate degree in Football Administration and Management at the Johan Cruyff Institute (

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) and in 2021 he obtained a diploma in Sports Management from FIFA CIES.

Careerr

He began his soccer career in 2006 as a referee, rising from the regional categories of Venezuelan soccer to the First Division, where he served as linesman until his retirement in 2009. That year, he joined the structure of Club Deportivo Lara, a Venezuelan professional team, where he came to occupy the position of

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. During his management, the team qualified on several occasions for the

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and the

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. He was, until 2021, president of the Lara State Minor International Soccer League.

Venezuelan Football Federation

Between 2011 and 2016, he was coordinator of the U-15, U-17 and U-19 national teams. Hand in hand with

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, in 2016, he is part of the body of Vinotinto as General Coordinator, a position he holds until 2020. As part of the U-17 team, in 2013 he received the

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in his first class and the Juan Guillermo Iribarren decoration. In the U-20 national team, he is present in the world runner-up obtained by Vinotinto in 2017 in Korea. In 2021, he is running for the board of the Venezuelan Football Federation as part of the “Fútbol Unido” slate. In the elections held on May 28, this group, led by Jorge Giménez, obtained victory with 57 votes in favor against the 34 obtained by Evolución Vinotinto, by Jorge Silva. In this way, they are chosen to direct the governing body of Venezuelan soccer until the year 2025. Quintero has since held the position of second vice president of the institution.

References

Football in Venezuela {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintero, José Antonio 1988 births Living people