Alejandro Montecchia
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Born | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | January 1, 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine / Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1994–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1998 | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto (Argentina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Boca Juniors (Argentina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Pamesa Valencia (Spain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Armani Jeans Milano (Italy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Ariel Montecchia (born 1972) is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position.[1]
Professional career[]
In his pro career, Montecchia won the South American League and Argentine League championships in 1996. He also won the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup championship in the 2002–03 season. He was the South American League's MVP in 2008.
National team career[]
Montecchia was a regular on Argentina's senior national team, with which he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
References[]
- ^ "Players Index: Alejandro Montecchia". Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
External links[]
- Euroleague.net Profile
- LatinBasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- 2002 FIBA World Championship players
- Argentine expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Argentine men's basketball players
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Boca Juniors basketball players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympic basketball players of Argentina
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Point guards
- Regatas Corrientes basketball players
- Valencia Basket players
- Viola Reggio Calabria players
- Argentine Olympic medalist stubs
- Argentine basketball biography stubs