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Paolo Quinteros
	Quinteros (left) in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Personal information
Born	January 15, 1979 (age 45); Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Career information
Playing career	1996–2022
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
1996–1997	Club Parque Sur
1997–2000	Club La Unión
2000–2002	Estudiantes Olavarria
2002–2003	Trouville
2003–2006	Boca Juniors
2006–2007	León Caja España
2007–2011	CAI Zaragoza
2011–2022	Regatas Corrientes
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA South American League MVP (2012); South American Club Championship MVP (2004); Argentine League MVP (2013); Argentine League Finals MVP (2013); Argentine League Top Scorer (2005); 2× Argentine League All-Star Game MVP (2005, 2012); Super 8 Tournament MVP (2012); Super 8 Tournament Top Scorer (2012); Spanish Prince's Cup MVP (2007);
Men’s Basketball
Representing Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
FIBA Diamond Ball
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA South American Championship
FIBA Stanković Cup

Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.

Professional career edit

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 Spanish Second Division in 2006. He moved to Basket Zaragoza 2002 of the Spanish Second Division in the year 2007.

Quinteros was named the South American Club Championship 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 Spanish ACB League, for the first time, in the 2008–09 season.

National team career edit

Quinteros is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior national team, he won silver medals at both the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup and the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup. He also won bronze medals at both the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup.

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