Mauro Daniel Quiroga (born 7 December 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a striker for Argentine club Platense. He is popularly known by his nickname "

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Club career

Born in

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, Quiroga began playing football with

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before making a move to

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, where he spent two seasons in

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with

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, both on loan. In late July 2012, Quiroga signed for another club in the

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second level, freshly promoted

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. Roughly a year later he joined

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, still in the second tier. In July 2014, Quiroga moved to

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...

, making his

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debut on 13 September by featuring 12 minutes in a 1–0 home win against

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. On 9 July 2019

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confirmed, that they had signed Quiroga.MAURO QUIROGA, NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NECAXA PARA EL APERTURA 2019
record.com.mx, 9 July 2019

Honours

Individual * Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2019

References

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