Giacomo Galanda
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| No. 10 – Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Italian League | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
January 30, 1975 Udine, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pro playing career | 1993–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1997 | Scaligera Verona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Fortitudo Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Montepaschi Siena | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Armani Jeans Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Pallacanestro Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Giacomo "Jack" Galanda (born January 30, 1975) is an Italian professional basketball player for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia of the Italian League. He is a forward-center of 210 cm (83 in) and 105 kg (231 lb).
Career
Galanda was born in Udine, Friuli. He grew in the Scaligera Basket Verona, with which he made his debut in the Italian Serie A on October 17, 1993. After four years in the Verona team, he was traded to Fortitudo Bologna. However, in his first year (1997–1998) he was utilized as reserve to Gregor Fučka and had a limited impact.
In 1998 he was leased to Pallacanestro Varese, where he was a leader of the team that, surprisingly, won the championship. Galanda therefore returned to Bologna, where he remained until 2003, when he was traded to Montepaschi Siena. He won two further championships in 2000 and 2004. In 2005-2006, Galanda played for Armani Jeans Milano. From 2006 to 2011, he played for Pallacanestro Varese. Since 2011, he plays for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia.
Galanda made his debut for Italian national basketball team in 1997, and soon turned into one of the more representative players from his country. His successes with Azzurri jersey include a silver and a gold medals at the European Championships (1997 and 1999, respectively), and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics of Athens.
External links
- Giacomo Galanda at legabasket.it
- Giacomo Galanda at legaduebasket.it
- Giacomo Galanda at euroleague.net