Ignacio Quintana

{{Short description|Mexican football manager (born 1988)}}

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| fullname = Ignacio Quintana Toledo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|04|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

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| currentclub = Atlético San Luis (women) (manager)

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| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Nicaragua (women) (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2021–2024

| managerclubs2 = Panama (women)

| manageryears3 = 2025–

| managerclubs3 = Atlético San Luis (women)

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Ignacio Quintana Toledo (born 20 April 1988) is a Mexican football manager who manages the Panama women's national team.{{Worldfootball.net|ignacio-quintana}}

Early life

Quintana was born in Mexico City, Mexico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/deportes/mas-deportes/230208/nacho-quintana-cita-esperada|title=Nacho Quintana en la cita esperada|publisher=laestrella.com.pa}}

Playing career

Quintana played football at an amateur level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oncediario.com/notas/43795-panama-femenil-nacho-quintana-entrenador-mundial-australia-nueva-zelanda|title=Nacho Quintana y el sueño de todo|publisher=oncediario.com}}

Managerial career

In 2021, Quintana was appointed manager of the Panama women's national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.midiario.com/deportivas/nacho-quintana-alista-el-plan-de-trabajo-para-la-repesca-mundialista/|title=Nacho Quintana alista el plan de trabajo para la repesca mundialista|publisher=midiario.com}} He helped Panama have equal salaries and conditions between the men's and women's national teams.{{Cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/nota/_/id/9938376/ignacio-quintanilla-quien-es-seleccion-panama-femenil-igualdad|title=¿Quién es Ignacio Quintana, D.T mexicano que ha ayudado a impulsar la equidad entre la Selección Panamá femenil y varonil?|publisher=espn.com}} He helped Panama qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, their first Women's World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/panama-womens-world-cup-2023-fixtures-coach-key-players|title=Emerging talents raise Panamanian hopes}} He holds a A coaching license.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sopitas.com/deportes/ignacio-quintana-dt-mexicano-seleccion-femenil-panama-mundial-2023/|title=Ignacio Quintana, el DT mexicano que lleva a Panamá|publisher=sopitas.com}}

He has worked for CONCACAF as a coaching license instructor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rpctv.com/futbol/futbol-femenino/mundial-femenino/mundial-femenino-2023-conoce-nacho-quintana-entrenador-panama-n5881549|title=Conoce a Nacho Quintana|publisher=rpctv.com}} He has also worked as assistant for the Nicaragua women's national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.debate.com.mx/deportes/Quien-es-Ignacio-Quintana-el-tecnico-mexicano-que-hizo-historia-y-guio-a-Panama-a-su-primer-mundial-femenil-20230224-0140.html|title=¿Quién es Ignacio Quintana, el técnico que hizo historia con la Selección de Panamá?|publisher=debate.com.mx}} Before that, he worked as a youth manager at Reforma and Lioness FC.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/es/noticias/ignacio-quintana-estratega-mexicano-mundial-2023#:~:text=Esports-,¿Quién%20es%20Ignacio%20Quintana%2C%20el%20estratega%20mexicano%20que%20s%C3%AD%20va,la%20igualdad%20y%20equidad%20salarial|title=¿Quién es Ignacio Quintana, el estratega mexicano que sí va a la Copa Mundial Femenina 2023?}}

Personal life

Quintana is nicknamed "Nacho".{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2022/07/10/el-mexicano-nacho-quintana-pide-una-liga-mas-fuerte-para-impulsar-a-panama-2/|title=El mexicano 'Nacho' Quintana pide una Liga más fuerte para impulsar a Panamá|publisher=infobae.com}} He is a supporter of Mexican side Necaxa and has two older sisters and an older brother.

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