[6] He made his international debut for Cuba in a January 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Guadeloupe and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals.
[7] He was part of the under-20 national team in the qualification for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
[11] His final international was a December 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Guadeloupe.
Nicknamed Pulpo (The Octopus), Quintero disappeared from the national team at Frankfurt Airport[12] or Düsseldorf Airport in July 2009[13] after a friendly match against German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.
After spending time in Switzerland and Portugal he returned to Germany and received a political refugee status after a few months.