Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)
| Peñarol | |||
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| Nickname | Milrayitas (thousand-strips) | ||
| Leagues | Liga Nacional de Básquet | ||
| Founded | 7 November 1922 | ||
| Arena | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | ||
| Location | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | ||
| Team colors | |||
| President | Domingo Robles | ||
| Head coach | Leonardo Gutiérrez | ||
| Championships |
5 Argentine championships 2 FIBA Americas League 2 Torneo InterLigas 3 Torneo Super 8 2 Copa Desafío 1 Copa Argentina | ||
| Website | www.peñarolmardelplata.com | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is an Argentine sports club based in Mar del Plata. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which is currently playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.
The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 4 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).[1]
Apart from basketball, other activities held in Peñarol are football and martial arts.
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Retired numbers
| Peñarol retired numbers | ||||
| N° | Player | Position | Tenure | Num. Ret. |
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| 8 |  Tato Rodríguez | PG | 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2011 | 2011-11-23 [2][3] |
Other notable former players
To appear in this section a player must have either, set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player, or played at least one official international match for his senior national team.
- Sergio Aispurua 4 seasons: '89–'91, '02–'03
- Ariel Bernardini 6 seasons: '93–'99
- Nicolás Brussino
- Facundo Campazzo
- Andrés Nocioni 1 season: '11
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Reggie Okosa -
Rodney Blake 1 season: '00–'01
Notable coaches
To appear in this section a player must have either, won an award or title as head coach of a professional team or coached a national team
Titles
National
- Liga Nacional (5): 1993–94, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
- Copa Argentina (1): 2010
- Torneo Súper 8 (4): 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013
- Copa Desafío (2): 2007, 2010
International
- FIBA Americas League (2): 2007–08, 2009–10
- Torneo InterLigas (2): 2010, 2012
Individual accomplishments
Olympic team selection
- Leonardo Gutiérrez – 2004
, 2008 
- Sergio Hernández (coach) – 2008
References
- ↑ Miguel Romano (2010-10-10). "Cartón lleno para el gran campeón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23
- ↑ "La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre", Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- LNB website section (in Spanish)
- Ciudad Milrayitas (in Spanish)