Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979 in

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) is an Argentine-

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professional

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player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position. He is 1.90 m (6' 2") tall, and he weighs 200 pounds.

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

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in 2006. He moved to

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of the Spanish Second Division in the year 2007. Quinteros was named the

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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

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, for the first time, in the 2008–09 season.

National team career

Quinteros is also a member of the senior men's

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. With Argentina's senior national team, he won silver medals at both the

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and the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won bronze medals at both the

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and the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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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×

Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006) *

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×

Champion: (2008, 2010) *

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Champion: (2012) *

Top Scorer: (2012) *

MVP: (2012) *

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: (2012) * Argentine League MVP: (2013) * Argentine League Finals MVP: (2013)

Argentine senior national team

*2003

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: * 2005 FIBA Mini World Cup: *

: *2006 FIBA South American Championship: * 2007 FIBA AmeriCup: * 2008 FIBA South American Championship: *2008

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: *

: * 2009 FIBA AmeriCup: * 2011 FIBA AmeriCup:

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinteros, Paolo 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 of Argentina Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in basketball Point guards Shooting guards 2010 FIBA World Championship players Pan American Games competitors for Argentina Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province