Mauro Quiroga

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Mauro Quiroga
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Gimnasia Concepción 28 (28)
2010–2012Las 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)
2018Curicó 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)
2021Necaxa (loan) 15 (0)
2022Emelec (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".

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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

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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.