Marcelo Milanesio
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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 obtained 16 Argentine championships
, and was twice named MVP
. He was also the player with most assists in at the 1994
World Championship
. A one club man
, he played all his professional life with Atenas
.
, 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
.
During that year, Marcelo 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 became the first team's base player playing the World Championship organised by Argentina.
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.
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.
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
.
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 designed as assistant coach and help of Sergio Hernández
in the Argentina national basketball team, which is preparing for the FIBA World Championship
, that will be hosted in Turkey
in 2011.
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
former professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. One of the most important figures in Argentine basketball, he obtained 16 Argentine championships
Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
The Liga Nacional de Básquet is the top level of the Argentine basketball league system. The league is controlled by the Basketball Clubs' Association...
, and was twice named MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
. He was also the player with most assists in at the 1994
1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton...
World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
. A one club man
One club man
A one-club man is a term used to describe a football player who has played his entire professional career with only one club. In the strictest definition, one-club men are rare in football due to the effects of the promotion and relegation systems used by most professional leagues...
, he played all his professional life with Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
.
Biography
Milanesio started playing basketball at the Military Factory of Río TerceroRío Tercero, Córdoba
Río Tercero is a city located on the Tercero River in the Tercero Arriba Department of Córdoba Province .-Notable residents:*Juan Fernandez, college basketball player with the Temple Owls...
, where he was affectionately known as "Tachuela". Together with his brother Mario he joined Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
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
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
During that year, Marcelo played with the Argentina national basketball team
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
for the first time, in the South American Championship (won by Argentina) disputed in Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. In 1990 he became the first team's base player playing the World Championship organised by Argentina.
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.
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.
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
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
. In 1993 he received the first decade-wise Golden Olimpia Award
Olimpia Award
The Olimpia Award is a sport award in Argentina, given every year by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle since 1954.An Olimpia de Plata is awarded to one of the candidates of each one of the 41 sports disciplines...
for Basketball, which ten years later was given to Emanuel Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...
.
Milanesio currently works on sharing his experience and knowledge of the game. In 2004, he organised his first National Campus at Villa Carlos Paz
Villa Carlos Paz
Villa Carlos Paz is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the...
, which has since successfully repeated every year, and receive around 150 children and teenagers not only from Argentina, but also from neighbouring Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
On August, 2010, Milanesio was designed as assistant coach and help of Sergio Hernández
Sergio Hernández (basketball)
Sergio Santos Hernández is an Argentine basketball coach. He is the head coach of Peñarol de Mar del Plata in the Liga Nacional de Básquet ....
in the Argentina national basketball team, which is preparing for the FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
, that will be hosted in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 2011.
Clubs
- Atenas de CórdobaAsociación Deportiva AtenasAsociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
(ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
): 1984-2002- Games Played: 848 (649 consecutive)
- Total Points: 10.835
International
- Argentina National TeamArgentina national basketball teamThe Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
: 1986-1998- Games Played: 125
- Total Points:
Clubs
- Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB): 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991/92, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/02
- Liga SudamericanaLiga SudamericanaThe Liga Sudamericana is the second most important South American basketball tournament at club level, the first being the FIBA Americas League. It is organized by the South American Basketball Confederation.The league usually includes domestic champions, and some runner-ups, from the leading...
: 1997, 1998 - Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994
- Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
- Copa de Campeones: 1998, 1999
- Athens International: 1998, 1999, 2001
Argentina national team
- Sudamericano, Asunción, (Paraguay): 1987
- Panamericano, Mar del PlataMar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, (Argentina): 1995 - Acropolis Cup, (GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
): 1990
Individual Honors
- LNB:
- 848 games played, also has the record of consecutive games disputed (649)
- Called for the All-Star game: 1988-90, 1992–93, 1995–2000
- MVP of the final games: 1990
- MVP of the regular season: 1991/92, 1993/94
- MVP of the All-Star Game: 2002
- Competition Winner of the Triple 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.
- Olimpia de Oro AwardOlimpia AwardThe Olimpia Award is a sport award in Argentina, given every year by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle since 1954.An Olimpia de Plata is awarded to one of the candidates of each one of the 41 sports disciplines...
(for "sportsman of the year" in Argentina): 1993 (given for the first time to a basketball player) - Olimpia de Plata AwardOlimpia AwardThe Olimpia Award is a sport award in Argentina, given every year by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle since 1954.An Olimpia de Plata is awarded to one of the candidates of each one of the 41 sports disciplines...
(for "basketball player of the year" in Argentina): 1990, 1993, 1994 - Argentine player that attended most FIBA World ChampionshipFIBA World ChampionshipThe FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
s: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 - His jersey worn in 1994 World Cup was placed in the Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...