Asociación Deportiva Atenas

Atenas
Leagues Liga Nacional de Básquet
Founded April 17, 1938
History 1938 – present
Arena Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti / Orfeo Superdomo
Location Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Team colors Green and white
President Felipe Lábaque
Head coach Sebastián González
Championships 9 Argentine championships
3 Liga Sudamericana
2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
2 Copa de Campeones
1 Campeonato Panamericano
1 Torneo Super 8
1 Top 4
1 Copa Argentina
Website www.atenas.com.ar
Uniforms
Home
Away

Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball. Their home arena is Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, while some high attendance games are held at the Orfeo Superdomo.

Contents

History

The club was founded on March 7, 1938 mainly by former members of the New Tennis Club. Sports practiced at the club include athletics, chess, biking, swimming, gymnastics, judo and karate. However, Atenas is internationally recognised for its basketball team.

Before the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (first Argentine nation-wide professional league), Atenas was successful at the Cordobese local basketball league, winning the championship consecutively between 1948 and 1957 (exception made of 1953).

Since the creation of the Liga Nacional in 1984, Atenas has become the most successful team in the league, winning the championship 9 times: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2008–09. Moreover, the Córdoba outfit has won the Liga Sudamericana (South American League) in 1997, 1998 and 2004, and the former Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (South American Clubs Championship) in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

Many Argentine internationals have played in Atenas, namely Fabricio Oberto, Walter Herrmann, Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Patricio Prato, Gabriel Mikulas, Diego Lo Grippo, Fernando Prato, Bruno Lábaque, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Diego Osella, Carlos Cerutti and Juan Espil, among others.

Players

Current roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 3 Rivero, Juan Manuel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000002700000027
SF 4 Lescano, Matías 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) &1000000000000003200000032
PG 6 Sucatzky, Facundo 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) &1000000000000003900000039
PG 7 Lábaque, Bruno (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000003400000034
SF 10 Gerlero, Miguel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) &1000000000000002400000024
PF 14 García, Mariano 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) &1000000000000002500000025
C 21 Garces, Ruben 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) &1000000000000003800000038
PG 30 Colli, Bruno 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000001900000019
PF 54 Melvin, Marcus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) &1000000000000002900000029
Head coach
  • Sebastián González
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gustavo Fernández
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-11-22

Retired Numbers

Atenas has retired three numbers in the LNB, being the first team which retired a jersey (in 2002, with Marcelo Milanesio's legendary #9).

Number Name Position Years with the team Note Refs
5 Héctor Campana Shooting guard 1982-2002 Number retired in 2005 [1] [2]
9 Marcelo Milanesio Point guard 1987-88, 1991-92, 1996-2000, 2002-04 Number retired in 2002 [1]
11 Diego Osella Center 1988-92, 1993-2001, 2003-10 Number retired in 2011 [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b Milanesio y Campana homenajeados con el retiro de las míticas "9" y "5" Pick and Roll website, 2005-11-05
  2. ^ Atenas retira la camiseta de Héctor "Pichi" Campana, Infobae, 2005-07-12
  3. ^ Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella, Gualeguaychú a Diario webpage
  4. ^ Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella, La Mañana de Cordoba website
  5. ^ Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella, Día a Día Deportes

External links

2011–12 teams