Marcelo Milanesio
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Milanesio in March 2006. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
February 11, 1965 Córdoba, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1982–2002 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 9 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–2002 | Atenas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Marcelo Gustavo Milanesio (born February 11, 1965 in Hernando, Córdoba) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. One of the most important figures in Argentine basketball, he won 14 club titles during his career in Argentina, and 2 titles with the Argentine national team, for 16 in total. He was twice named the Argentine League's MVP. He was also the player with most assists at the 1994 FIBA World Cup.[1] A one club man, he played all his professional life with Atenas.
Playing career
Clubs
Milanesio started playing basketball at the Military Factory of Río Tercero, where he was affectionately known as "Tachuela". Together with his brother Mario he joined Atenas in 1982 and debuted in the local league on April 20 of that year. In 1984, he participated on the transition of the National League to the current Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, in which he played 649 consecutive matches, always with the same club. In 1987, he obtained his first league title when Atenas won the 4th game 80–93 against Ferro Carril Oeste in Buenos Aires.
An injury suffered before the beginning of the 1998–99 season left him out of the court for the first time in his career, but when he came back he drove Atenas to a new Championship. Since the injury, Marcelo never returned to play for the national team. In 2002, he retired from professional basketball, with 14 Championships with Atenas, and 2 with the national team.
Known for his efficiency of external shots, he reached an average of 43.9% in shots for three in the 848 matches he played in the 18 seasons of the Argentine League in which he participated, of which he played the first 649 without skipping any match of his team.
Marcelo Milanesio has not only stood out inside the basketball court. His community activities gave him a wide recognition from the public and institutions; he was declared illustrious citizen of the cities of Hernando, Río Tercero, San Marcos Sierra and Córdoba. In 1993 he received the first decade-wise Golden Olimpia Award for Basketball, which ten years later was given to Emanuel Ginóbili.
Argentine national team
In 1987, Milanesio played with the Argentina national basketball team for the first time, in the South American Championship (won by Argentina) disputed in Asunción, Paraguay. In 1990, he was the national team's main point guard, while playing at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, which was organised by Argentina.
Coaching career
Milanesio currently works on sharing his experience and knowledge of the game. In 2004, he organised his first National Campus at Villa Carlos Paz, which has since successfully repeated every year, and receive around 150 children and teenagers not only from Argentina, but also from neighbouring Bolivia and Chile.
On August, 2010, Milanesio was designated as assistant coach and helper of Sergio Hernández in the Argentine national basketball team, which was preparing for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, in Turkey.[2]
Career
Clubs
- Atenas (C) (Argentina): 1984–2002
- Games Played: 848 (649 consecutive)
- Total Points: 10,835
International
- Argentina National Team: 1986-1998
- Games Played: 125
- Total Points:
Honours and awards
Championships
Clubs
- Liga Nacional: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02
- Liga Sudamericana: 1997, 1998
- Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994
- Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
- Copa de Campeones: 1998, 1999
- Atenas International: 1998, 1999, 2001
Argentina national team
- Sudamericano, Asunción, (Paraguay): 1987
- Panamericano, Mar del Plata, (Argentina): 1995
- Acropolis Cup, (Greece): 1990
Individual Honors
- LNB:
- 848 games played in the Argentine League, also has the record of consecutive games played (649).
- Selected to the Argentine League All-Star Game: 1988-90, 1992–93, 1995–2000
- MVP of the finals: 1990
- MVP of the regular season: 1991–92, 1993–94
- MVP of the Argentine League All-Star Game: 2002
- 3 Point Competition Winner Argentine All-Star Game: 1990, 1993
- Jersey number 9 (which Milanesio wore during his whole career) was retired by Atenas, the only club team where he played: (2002)[3][4]
- Olimpia de Oro Award (for "sportsman of the year" in Argentina): 1993 (given for the first time to a basketball player)
- Olimpia de Plata Award (for "basketball player of the year" in Argentina): 1990, 1993, 1994 [5][6]
- Argentine player that played in the most FIBA World Cups: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
- His jersey that he wore in the 1994 FIBA World Cup, was placed in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
References
- ↑ "Pepe va por otro trono más" Archived 2006-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Olé sports newspaper (in Spanish)
- ↑ Milanesio, nuevo ayudante de campo de Hernández Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Diario Perfil, 2010-08-09 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Premio Konex a Milanesio
- ↑ Trayectoria de Milanesio Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Milanesio Celebró en la noche de su retiro La Nación, 2002-05-13
- ↑ Biografía de Milanesio
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Preceded by Diego Degano |
Olimpia de Oro 1993 |
Succeeded by Julio César Vásquez |