Simone Quintieri (born 16 March 1982 in Italy) is an Italian former footballer.

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Career

United States

Captaining Miami United to the 2013 United Premier Soccer League,[19] Quintieri was tasked with securing the championship and doing well at the US Open Cup, stating that the popularity of football there had risen a lot.[20]

Malta

Registering his first outing as Qormi conceded 5–3 to Hibernians on February 3, 2014,[21] the Italian viewed the Maltese Premier League's quality as good as the Lega Pro in his home country.[22]

Malaysia

Among the new arrivals at Putrajaya preceding the 2015 Malaysia Premier League,[23] he came across the likes of Senegalese international El Hadji Diouf there, viewing the lifestyle in Malaysia as similar to Europe.[24]

Indonesia

Greeted by euphoric fans upon arrival to Semarang United,[25][26] the then 29-year old competed alongside an Angolan, two Australians, and a Brazilian, taking the number 37 jersey and supplying two assists in three matchups.[26] Hoping to reach the first stage of the AFC Champions League, he considered the local standard the same level as the Italian Serie C2.[25] Upon returning to Italy, he stated that he missed his celebrity status in Indonesia.[27]

Aiding Sriwijaya at the 2015 General Sudirman Cup,[28] his transfer was delayed due to injury,[29] but ended up being dropped.[30]

Kuwait

Putting pen to paper with Al-Jahra preceding the second part of 2015–16,[31] the former Miami United man mixed with a Brazilian and a Cameroonian there, setting a top eight finish as the main goal.[32]

References

External links

• Tuttocalciatori.net Profile
• Raffaele Simone Quintieri at Soccerway