Mauro Quiroga
Quiroga with Curicó Unido in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mauro Daniel Quiroga
Date of birth (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Concepción, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Antofagasta
Youth career
Gimnasia Concepción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Gimnasia Concepción 28 (28)
2010–2012 → Las Palmas (loan) 55 (12)
2012–2013 Lugo 5 (3)
2013–2014 Deportivo Alavés 22 (3)
2014–2015 Atlético Rafaela 4 (0)
2016 Gimnasia Concepción 10 (5)
2016–2017 San Martín Tucumán 26 (9)
2017–2018 Argentinos Juniors 6 (1)
2018 → Curicó Unido (loan) 25 (7)
2019 Curicó Unido 14 (8)
2019–2020 Necaxa 32 (18)
2020 Atlético San Luis 15 (3)
2021–2022 Pachuca 16 (2)
2021 → Necaxa (loan) 15 (0)
2022 → Emelec (loan) 24 (7)
2023 Platense 19 (1)
2024– Deportes Antofagasta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024

Mauro Daniel Quiroga (born 7 December 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Deportes Antofagasta. He is popularly known by his nickname "Comandante".

Club career

Born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province, Quiroga began playing football with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay before making a move to Europe,[1] where he spent two seasons in Segunda División with UD Las Palmas, both on loan.[2]

In late July 2012, Quiroga signed for another club in the Spanish second level, freshly promoted CD Lugo. Roughly a year later he joined Deportivo Alavés, still in the second tier.[3]

In July 2014, Quiroga moved to Atlético de Rafaela,[4] making his Argentine Primera División debut on 13 September by featuring 12 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Estudiantes de La Plata.[5]

On 9 July 2019 Club Necaxa confirmed, that they had signed Quiroga.[6]

In 2024, he returned to Chile after his stint with Curicó Unido in 2018–19 and joined Deportes Antofagasta.[7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Solo falta el gancho" [Just missing the hook]. El Diario (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ^ Cano, Rafa (29 August 2012). "Quiroga y De Coz buscan su 'vendetta'" [Quiroga and De Coz in search of their 'vendetta']. El Dia de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "El Alavés refuerza su delantera con Mauro Quiroga" [Alavés strengthen their forward line with Mauro Quiroga]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Mauro Quiroga es refuerzo de Atlético Rafaela" [Mauro Quiroga is an Atlético Rafaela addition] (in Spanish). Diez en Deportes. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Atlético Rafaela venció en casa al equipo alternativo de Estudiantes" [Atlético Rafaela beat Estudiantes' secondary team at home] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ MAURO QUIROGA, NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NECAXA PARA EL APERTURA 2019, record.com.mx, 9 July 2019
  7. ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (28 February 2024). "Oficial: Mauro Quiroga vuelve al futbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2024.

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