Mario Nahuel Quiroga (born 5 August 1991) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Colegiales.
Career
Quiroga started his youth career with local club Jorge Newbery de Rojas, prior to a seven-year spell with El Huracan.
Further periods with
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
,
Lanús and Academia Griffa followed before he joined
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
*Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...
in 2009; he was promoted into the senior squad soon after.
In 2012, Quiroga was loaned to
Torneo Argentino C
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's
Villa Belgrano for two seasons.
He returned to
Primera B Nacional side Sarmiento for
2013–14, a season which yielded one goal in ten matches.
In July 2014,
Rosario Central signed Quiroga.
Although, after not featuring in his first six months for Rosario Central, he was loaned back to Sarmiento in 2015.
Sarmiento, now an
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
team, selected Quiroga eight times before allowing him to return to his parent club.
2016 saw him leave Rosario Central on loan again, this time joining
Instituto in Primera B Nacional.
Seven appearances followed in all competitions.
In January 2018, Quiroga left Argentine football to play for
San José
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*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
of the
Bolivian Primera División
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Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs ...
.
He departed months later without playing, in part due to contractual issues; which later brought a lawsuit.
Quiroga signed for
Liga Nacional B
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's Industrial Avilés in July 2018.
In early 2019, Quiroga joined fellow
second tier team Real Tomayapo.
Quiroga went back to Argentina with
Colegiales on 1 July 2019.
Career statistics
.
Honours
;Rosario Central
*
Primera B Metropolitana:
2011–12
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quiroga, Nahuel
1991 births
Living people
People from Rojas Partido
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Primera B Metropolitana players
Torneo Argentino C players
Primera Nacional players
Argentine Primera División players
Bolivian Primera División players
Liga Nacional B players
Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Club San José players
Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina) players
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province