Leonardo Gutiérrez

Leonardo Gutiérrez
No. 10 – Peñarol
Position Power forward
League Argentine League
Personal information
Born (1978-05-16) May 16, 1978
Marcos Juárez, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1993–present
Career history
1993–1998 Olimpia Venado Tuerto
1998–2002 Atenas de Córdoba
2002–2003 Mallorca
2003 Paisas Antioquia de Medellin
2003–2004 Obras Sanitarias
2004–2006 Ben Hur de Rafaela
2006–2008 Boca Juniors
2008–2009 Atenas de Cordoba
2009–present Peñarol
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
2004 Athens National Team
2008 Beijing National Team
FIBA World Cup
2002 Indianapolis National Team
FIBA Americas Championship
2001 Neuquén National Team
2003 San Juan National Team
2005 Santo Domingo National Team
2007 Las Vegas National Team
2009 San Juan National Team
2011 Mar del Plata National Team
South American Championship
2001 Valdivia National Team
2004 Rio de Janeiro National Team
2012 Resistencia National Team
2003 Montevideo National Team
2006 Caracas National Team
Goodwill Games
2001 Brisbane National Team

Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is a power forward.[1]

Professional career

Gutiérrez has career averages of 13 points and 5 rebounds per game in the Argentine League, while playing in 800 games over 17 seasons. He has scored 10,411 points in the top Argentine League. He is in the top 10 all-time in the league in both games played and points scored.

Argentine national basketball team

Gutiérrez has won numerous medals with Argentina's senior national team, including the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship and 2011 FIBA Americas Championship and silver medals at the 2003 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship and the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won a bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.

He also won a silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Personal life

Gutiérrez met his wife at Venado Tuerto, while playing for Olimpia. He married his longtime fiancee on June 17, 2006. He and his wife have two children. He welcomed his first child in 1999, and his daughter, Mora, in 2009.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Argentine national team

References

  1. ↑ Players Index: Leonardo Gutierrez.

External links

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