Felipe Quintero
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Felipe Quintero is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 soccer player currently playing for Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...

 in the North American Soccer League.

Mexico

Quintero was in Club Deportivo Guadalajara's youth system from 1999 to 2004. In 2005 he played for Lobos de la BUAP
Lobos de la BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla is a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represents the Autonomous University of Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930 when the club was known as Preparatoria formed exclusively by players that...

 in the Primera División A which is the second division in Mexico. Quintero also helped Irapuato
Club Irapuato
The Club Deportivo Irapuato, is located in Irapuato, Mexico. That has mostly played in the second tier of Mexican football . From 2000 to 2004, the team briefly rose to prominence and to the first division reaching the playoffs or liguilla...

 win the Mexican second division title and advance to the first division. He also played for Angeles de Puebla
Angeles de Puebla
Club Angels of Puebla was a football team that played in Primera División de México and in Primera División A, it had its home in the city of Puebla de Zaragoza in México.The team was founded in the years 1984 - 85 after the purchase of the Club de Fútbol Oaxtepec franchise. This team did not have...

, Ciudad Juarez
Indios de Ciudad Juarez
Club de Futbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez commonly known as Indios or Los Indios de Juárez is a Mexican football team. It emerged after the Pachuca Juniors team moved to Ciudad Juarez. Most of the players belonged to Pachuca as reserves from the first team or are younger talent...

, and Querétaro
Querétaro FC
Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...

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United States

Quintero signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...

 of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 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 he 2009 USL1 season.

He re-signed with the club, now in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League (2010)
The North American Soccer League is a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico which began league play on April 9, 2011. It has been provisionally sanctioned as the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer in the...

, on March 11, 2011.

Personal

He is also the grandson of Francisco Quintero Nava
Francisco Quintero
Francisco Quintero Nava is a former Mexican football player. He was a goalkeeper for Club Deportivo Guadalajara and represented Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London...

, former Mexican goalkeeper with Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas), who played alongside Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 at the 1948 Olympics in London
Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
- Afghanistan:Head coach:-Head coach: Eduard Frühwirth:Head coach: Lee Wei Tong-Head coach: Reg Mountford:Head coach: Eric Keen-Head coach::Head coach: Matt Busby-Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee:...

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