Felipe Quintero

Felipe de Jesús Quintero Monsivais[lower-alpha 1] (born July 29, 1979 in Monterrey), known as Felipe Quintero, is a Mexican soccer player currently playing for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.

Felipe Quintero
Personal information
Full name Felipe de Jesús Quintero Monsivais
Date of birth (1979-07-29) July 29, 1979
Place of birth Monterrey, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2004 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Angeles de Puebla
Ciudad Juarez
Querétaro
Irapuato
2005 Lobos de la BUAP
2006–2008 Atlanta Silverbacks 54 (0)
2011 Atlanta Silverbacks 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 23, 2011

Career

Mexico

Quintero was in Club Deportivo Guadalajara's youth system from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, he played for Lobos de la BUAP in the Primera División A which is the second division in Mexico. Quintero also helped Irapuato win the Mexican second division title and advance to the first division. He also played for Angeles de Puebla, Ciudad Juarez, and Querétaro.

United States

Quintero signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division in 2006, and was the team's first choice goalkeeper for the next two seasons until the Silverbacks went on hiatus following the conclusion of the 2009 USL1 season.

He re-signed with the club, now in the North American Soccer League, on March 11, 2011.[1]

International

In 1999, he was a member of the Mexico Under-20 national team.

Personal

He is also the grandson of Francisco Quintero Nava, former Mexican goalkeeper with Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas), who played alongside Antonio Carbajal at the 1948 Olympics in London.

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Quintero and the second or maternal family name is Monsivais.

References
  1. "Goalkeeper Quintero Returns to Silverbacks - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.


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