Facundo Hernán Quiroga (born 10 January 1978 in San Luis) is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Club Atlético River Plate in the Argentine first division. He is related to Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo. [edit] Football career= Quiroga began his footballing career at Newell\s Old Boys in the Argentine League in 1997. In 1998 he was signed by Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal, which he represented six seasons, with a season-long loan at Italian side Napoli in 2000-01. He was relatively important in the Lisbon club\s 2000 league conquest, playing alongside another Newell\s graduate Aldo Duscher, who also signed in 1998. At Napoli, Quiroga played with a former Sporting teammate, Luís Vidigal, as the club was eventually relegated. In 2004, Quiroga was signed by VfL Wolfsburg, a team that signed a number of Argentine players in that timeframe