Giovanni Gavagnin
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 15 September 1936 Portogruaro, Italy |
Died | 3 March 2013 (aged 76) Caserta, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1960–1976 |
Position | Center |
Coaching career | 1965–2006 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1960–1967 | Varese |
1967–1970 | Partenope |
1970–1975 | Varese |
1975–1976 | Juvecaserta |
As coach: | |
1965–1966 | Varese |
1967–1968 | Partenope |
1975–1976 | Juvecaserta |
1978–1980 | Juvecaserta |
2004–2006 | Pantere Basket Femminile (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Giovanni Angelo Gavagnin (15 September 1936 – 3 March 2013) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Club career
[edit]During his pro club career, Gavagnin won the 1969–70 season's FIBA Saporta Cup championship.
National team career
[edit]Gavagnin was a part of the senior Italian national basketball teams that finished in fourth and fifth place at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Giovanni Gavagnin Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links
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Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2013 deaths
- Olympic basketball players for Italy
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Centers (basketball)
- Italian basketball coaches
- Italian men's basketball players
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- Juvecaserta Basket coaches
- Juvecaserta Basket players
- Pallacanestro Varese coaches
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Partenope Napoli Basket coaches
- Partenope Napoli Basket players
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Venice
- Italian basketball biography stubs