Dany Luis Quintero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danis Luis Quintero Chevans | ||
| Date of birth | December 10, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rheinfelden | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Cienfuegos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2009 | Cienfuegos | 90 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Valdevez | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Nollingen | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Rheinfelden | 105 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Cuba U-17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Cuba U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Cuba[1] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Danis Luis Quintero Chevans (born on 10 December 1984 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province) is a Cuban footballer, who is currently playing for German amateur side FSV Rheinfelden.
Club career
Quintero began play with FC Cienfuegos and played eight years for the team before fleeing the country. After a trial with Swiss side Servette[2] he signed for C.A. Valdevez in summer 2009.[3] After a half year in Portugal, he left Valdevez in February 2010 to sign on 2 February 2010 for the German lower League club SV Nollingen.[4][5]
In 2013 he joined FSV Rheinfelden.[6]
International career
He made his international debut for Cuba in a January 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Guadeloupe and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals.
During 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign he played four matches.[7] He was part of the under-20 national team in the qualification for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[8][9] He was part of the Cuba national football team at 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup[10] and back-up keeper at 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]
His final international was a December 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Guadeloupe.
Personal life
Defection to Germany
Nicknamed Pulpo (The Octopus), Quintero disappeared from the national team at Frankfurt Airport[12] or Düsseldorf Airport in July 2009[13] after a friendly match against German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. After spending time in Switzerland and Portugal he returned to Germany and received a political refugee status after a few months.[14]
References
- ^ Dany Luis Quintero at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Dany Quintero, el cubano que acabó en el 'infierno' del fútbol por escapar de Fidel Castro - El Confidencial Template:Es
- ^ Nationalkeeper in Nollingen
- ^ SVN verpflichtet A-Nationaltorhüter Quintero
- ^ B-Kreisligist verpflichtet Nationaltorwart
- ^ FSV Rheinfelden holt Quintero und Catanzaro - Südkurier Template:De icon
- ^ Dany Luis Quintero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Panama, Mexico post opening night wins in Group A final
- ^ Panama joins Mexico with historic qualification to FIFA finals
- ^ Haiti claims Caribbean title
- ^ CONCACAF (Hrsg.): CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 – Technical Report. New York 2007, S. 15
- ^ Die Odyssee des Dany Quintero Nationaltorhüter in der Provinz - Der Spiegel Template:De icon
- ^ Portero cubano deserta, hace vídeo promocional y es contratado en Alemania - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Dany Quintero: un cubano en el fútbol alemán - Deutsche Welle Template:Es
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Cienfuegos
- Cuban defectors
- Association football goalkeepers
- Cuban footballers
- Cuba international footballers
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Cuban expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Cuban expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Cuban expatriates in Germany