| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Hernán Quiroga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (age 48)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Luis, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–2004 | Sporting CP | 73 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | →Napoli (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | VfL Wolfsburg | 90 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | River Plate | 25 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Huracán | 31 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | All Boys | 54 | (0) |
| Total | 323 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Argentina | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Facundo Hernán Quiroga (born 10 January 1978) is an Argentine retired professionalfootballer. Mainly acentral defender, he could also play as aright back.
Born inSan Luis, Quiroga began his career atNewell's Old Boys in theArgentine Primera División in 1997. The following year he was signed bySporting CP, where he spent six years with a season-long loan at Italian sideS.S.C. Napoli in2000–01. He was relatively important in theLisbon team's2000 conquest of thePrimeira Liga championship, playing alongside another Newell's youth graduateAldo Duscher who also joined in 1998;[2][3] at Napoli he played with former Sporting teammateLuis Vidigal, as they were eventually relegated fromSerie A.[4]
In 2004, Quiroga moved toVfL Wolfsburg, a club that acquired a number of Argentine players in that timeframe (Oscar Ahumada,Andrés D'Alessandro,Diego Klimowicz andJuan Carlos Menseguez).[5] A regular in the lineups from 2004 to 2007, he only appeared in 12Bundesliga matches inhis last year, subsequently returning to Argentina and joiningClub Atlético River Plate.
In 2010, the 32-year-old Quiroga signed forClub Atlético Huracán. He retired three seasons later, withAll Boys also in his country's top division.[6]
Quiroga earned 16caps for theArgentina national team, going on to represent the country at the2004 Copa América. His debut came on 17 April 2002 in afriendly win inGermany (1–0), playing the entire match and beingbooked;[7] he was finally overlooked for the squad atthat year'sFIFA World Cup.
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