Damiano Quintieri

Damiano Quintieri
Personal information
Full nameDamiano Quintieri
Date of birth4 May 1990
Place of birthTerranova da Sibari, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
JK Nõmme Kalju
Number9
Youth career
?? - 2005Inter Logus Tarsia
2005 - 2008Inter
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008-2009Pisa1(0)
2009–2010A.C. Montichiari23(0)
2010-2011Vallegrecanica5(0)
2011 -Kalju Nomme111(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Damiano Quintieri (born 4 July 1990, Terranova da Sibari) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Kalju Nõmme, in the Estonian Meistriiliga.[1]

Career

Quintieri began his youth career in Inter Logus Tarsia, a club from a town near his hometown, before moving to Inter's youth squad, in which he spent three years.[2] In the 2008-2009 season he debuted in Serie B with Pisa, while the following season, after Pisa went into Administration, he joined Montichiari in Serie D,[3] contributing with 23 appearances to the team's promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

In the 2010-2011 season Quintieri played for Vallegrecanica in Serie D, before signing a three-year contract with Estonian club Kalju Nõmme, in the Meistriliiga, the top tier of Estonian football.[4] Kalju Nomme won the 2012 Meistriliiga, and Quintieri contributed scoring 9 goals in 24 appearances in the league; he also debuted in the Europa League qualifiers, playing both matches versus Khazar Lankaran.[3][5] The following season he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League, scoring three goals in four appearances in the qualifying phase, including a brace in Kalju Nõmme's defeat against Viktoria Plzen.[6]

Honours

References

  1. "Damiano Quintieri". jkkalju.ee. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. Armentano, Emanuele (21 April 2012). "Damiano Quintieri da Terranova alla conquista dell'Estonia" (in Italian). dirittodicronaca.it.
  3. 3.0 3.1 De Bartolo, Augusto (5 September 2012). "Il sogno di Damiano Quintieri: 3253 Km d'amore per il calcio" (in Italian). sky.it. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "Damiano quintieri, vetrina Champions League!" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. "JK Nõmme Kalju". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. "HJK out as Kalju break European duck". uefa.com. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

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