1. Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba was born on 19 September 1987 and is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoria Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.
76 Facts About Darwin Quintero
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Darwin Quintero has played various roles throughout his career, spending time leading the line as a striker, playing out wide as a winger, and playing underneath another striker as a second striker and central attacking midfielder throughout his career.
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Darwin Quintero began his career with Panaderia Kuty training school and Barsa Futbol Club.
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Darwin Quintero did catch the attention of Humberto Ortiz, a former top flight coach and now a scout for Categoria Primera A club Deportes Tolima.
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Tolima and Ortiz negotiated with Barsa and Darwin Quintero joined the youth ranks of Tolima in 2004.
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Darwin Quintero was part of Jorge Luis Bernal's Tolima youth side that won gold for men's football at the 2004 National Games of Colombia.
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Darwin Quintero went on to score 19 times in 42 appearances in his first full season.
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In July 2007, Darwin Quintero joined Russian Premier League side FC Krylia Sovetov Samara along with fellow Colombian and Tolima teammate Juan Carlos Escobar.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Torneo Apertura with 4 goals from 12 appearances and was voted as the best player in the team by a fan poll on the club website.
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Suarez and Darwin Quintero helped Deportivo Pereira finish the Torneo Finalizacion in the top eight of the table and finish one spot above the relegation playoffs in the relegation table, which takes into account performance over the past three seasons.
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Darwin Quintero ended the season with 13 goals in 22 games and was rated as the best player of the season.
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In December 2008, Darwin Quintero joined Santos Laguna of the Mexican Primera Division for a transfer fee over $4 million.
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Darwin Quintero started the first two matches of the season due to an injury to star Ecuadorian striker Christian Benitez.
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Santos and Darwin Quintero failed to qualify for Liguilla, but he enjoyed a solid debut season, scoring 8 and assisting 2 in 20 appearances across all competitions.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 3 goals and 5 assists and helped Santos qualify for the Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero scored in three consecutive games from matchweek 9 to 11, with Santos winning all three games.
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Darwin Quintero scored 6 times and assisted for 4 goals as Santos qualified for Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero scored again in the first leg of the final, but Santos would lose on penalties after the second leg, with Toluca winning their 10th league title in club history.
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Darwin Quintero then entered a patch of bad form, failing to score and only picking up one assist the rest of the season.
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Darwin Quintero was sent off in the 71st minute after headbutting Christian Gimenez.
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Darwin Quintero alleged that Gimenez pushed him after another Cruz Azul player, Rogelio Chavez, had called Darwin Quintero an "ape", sparking his reaction.
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Darwin Quintero received a 6 match suspension after the incident, three matches for violent conduct and then another three matches for further aggression towards an opponent after being sent off.
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Darwin Quintero had 3 goals and 3 assists in the Clausura, however Santos failed to qualify for Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 5 goals from 17 games as he helped Santos qualify for Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero had one assist in the first leg and a goal in the second to help see Santos past Chiapas and into the semifinals, where they advanced past Morelia.
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Darwin Quintero ended the season in good form, scoring 5 and adding 2 assists in his last 6 games of the regular season, bringing his Clausura total up to 6 goals and 4 assists in 14 appearances.
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Darwin Quintero scored 4 goals and had 4 assists in 8 appearances during the tournament.
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The night was best remembered for what occurred after the match, when Darwin Quintero got a red card by getting in an altercation with Toronto defender Ashtone Morgan, prompting both benches to run onto the pitch.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 7 goals, the most on the team, however Santos failed to qualify for Liguilla, finishing level on points with Guadalajara, but missing out due to a worse goal differential.
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On 16 March 2013, now in the Torneo Clausura, Darwin Quintero recorded a late assist and scored in the 89th minute to give Santos a dramatic victory over Atlas.
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Darwin Quintero finished the tournament with 4 goals and helped Santos return to Liguilla.
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However they were eliminated by Cruz Azul in the semifinals, with Darwin Quintero being sent off in the second leg.
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Darwin Quintero had a slow start to the campaign, not scoring in his first 9 appearances and not recording an assist in his first 6, but he had a strong finish to the season, ending the Apertura with 3 goals and 9 assists in 16 appearances to help Santos qualify for Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Clausura with 6 goals and 8 assists, playing in all 17 games.
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Darwin Quintero topped the Liga MX assist charts.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 2 goals and 9 assists in 17 appearances.
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Darwin Quintero was subbed off in the 87th minute, but soon after Puebla responded to level the score at two.
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On 26 November 2014, it was reported that Darwin Quintero had requested to leave Santos, citing the need for new challenges and experiences.
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Darwin Quintero finished with only 1 goal and 2 assists in the Clausura, but helped America finish second and qualify for Liguilla.
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However, America and Darwin Quintero had a disappointing playoffs, losing in the first round to Pachuca.
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Four minutes later, Darwin Quintero set up Dario Benedetto, who turned and fired the ball off the post and in.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 4 goals and 3 assists.
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Darwin Quintero got off to a slow start in the 2016 Clausura, only having one assist and zero goals in his first 7 appearances.
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Darwin Quintero ended the Apertura with 6 goals and 2 assists, with all 6 of the goals and 1 of the assists coming in the 5 games immediately following his suspension.
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Darwin Quintero came off the bench in the first leg, but did not feature in the second as Tigres won on penalties.
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At the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Darwin Quintero played in all 3 of America's games.
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Darwin Quintero returned to the first team lineup for matchweek 15.
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Darwin Quintero made three substitute appearances for the final three matches.
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Darwin Quintero scored zero goals and had two assists in his league 13 appearances, with only three of those being starts, as America failed to qualify for Liguilla.
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Darwin Quintero finished with 2 goals and 4 assists to help America qualify for Liguilla, where they reached the semifinals.
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Darwin Quintero helped the club win trophies, but was seen as not living up to his price tag, as fans were critical of his inconsistency.
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Darwin Quintero was even booed off the pitch at times by America fans.
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On March 31,2018, Darwin Quintero joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United FC as a Designated Player, the first in the club's history.
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Darwin Quintero explained his decision to join Minnesota United by saying he and his family needed a change and new experiences, as well as being intrigued by the club's plans for the future.
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Darwin Quintero missed the next two games due to a calf injury.
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Darwin Quintero managed to record 6 assists in the final 8 games after returning from injury, but only scored once during that stretch.
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Darwin Quintero had a successful debut season with the Loons, leading the team with 11 goals and 15 assists.
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Darwin Quintero was named to the MLS Team of the Week five times, being named MLS Player of the Week for Week 19.
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Darwin Quintero featured in the MLS team of the Weak four times throughout the season.
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Darwin Quintero helped the Loons qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in club history.
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Darwin Quintero would begin the final on the bench, coming on in the second half.
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Darwin Quintero was named as the Player of the Tournament, the first time the award had gone to a player who failed to win the cup in over a decade.
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On 13 November 2019, Darwin Quintero was traded to the Houston Dynamo for Marlon Hairston and $600,000 in allocation money.
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Darwin Quintero suffered a thigh injury in preseason that caused him to miss the season opener.
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Darwin Quintero was rewarded for his dominant performance by making the MLS Team of the Week.
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Darwin Quintero was named to his second consecutive Team of the Week for the performance.
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Darwin Quintero enjoyed a strong debut season for the Dynamo, scoring 7 goals and recording 10 assists while appearing in 22 of a possible 23 games in a shortened season due to COVID-19.
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Darwin Quintero ended the season with 3 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances, 9 of them starts, as the Dynamo finished last in the West.
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Darwin Quintero ended the season with 32 regular season appearances, 22 of thems starts, and picked up 8 goals and 5 assists.
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On 23 December 2022, Darwin Quintero returned to Colombia, signing with Categoria Primera A side America de Cali.
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Darwin Quintero was part of the Colombia U-20 national team in 2007, making 8 appearances and scoring one goal, the winner against Argentina, at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship.
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Darwin Quintero made his senior Colombia debut against Paraguay on 11 October 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
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Darwin Quintero was born in Tumaco, Colombia, but moved to Cali when he was five, living in the Puerta del Sol district with his dad and sister.
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Darwin Quintero is not named after scientist Charles Darwin, but rather the character in a book his father liked.
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Darwin Quintero says he wanted to be a professional footballer for as long as he can remember, claiming to have letters from when he was seven stating his career goal.
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In March 2019, Darwin Quintero earned a US green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.