Born in San Luis, Quiroga began his career at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División in 1997.
[4] In 2004, Quiroga moved to VfL Wolfsburg, a club that acquired a number of Argentine players in that timeframe (Oscar Ahumada, Andrés D'Alessandro, Diego Klimowicz and Juan Carlos Menseguez).
[5] A regular in the lineups from 2004 to 2007, he only appeared in 12 Bundesliga matches in his last year, subsequently returning to Argentina and joining Club Atlético River Plate.
[6] Quiroga earned 16 caps for the Argentina national team, going on to represent the country at the 2004 Copa América.
His debut came on 17 April 2002 in a friendly win in Germany (1–0), playing the entire match and being booked;[7] he was finally overlooked for the squad at that year's FIFA World Cup.