Marcelo Quinteros
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Marcelo Nildo Quinteros (born 23 December 1976 in Cañada de Gómez
, Santa Fe
) is an Argentine
football midfielder currently playing for Banfield
.
Quinteros started his professional playing career in 2000 with Rosario Central
. In 2003 he had a spell with Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador
before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
in 2004.
In 2005 Quinteros was part of the Gimnasia team that won the 2nd division Clausura 2005 and obtained promotion to the Argentine Primera
.
In 2009 he joined Banfield
after failing to prevent the relegation of previous club, San Martín de Tucumán. He played in every game of the Apertura 2009 championship, helping Banfield to win the Argentine league championship
for the first time in their history.
Banfield
Cañada de Gómez
Cañada de Gómez is a city in the . It is the head town of the Iriondo Department and is located about west of Rosario and from the provincial capital, on National Route 9. It has a population of about 30,000 inhabitants ....
, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football midfielder currently playing for Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
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Quinteros started his professional playing career in 2000 with Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
. In 2003 he had a spell with Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province...
in 2004.
In 2005 Quinteros was part of the Gimnasia team that won the 2nd division Clausura 2005 and obtained promotion to the Argentine Primera
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
.
In 2009 he joined Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
after failing to prevent the relegation of previous club, San Martín de Tucumán. He played in every game of the Apertura 2009 championship, helping Banfield to win the Argentine league championship
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
for the first time in their history.
Honours
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy- Primera B Nacional: Clausura 2005
Banfield
- Primera División ArgentinaPrimera División ArgentinaThe Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
: Apertura 2009