Sauro Bufalini
![]() Bufalini, in 1966. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Pisa, Italy | 28 April 1941
Died | 1 April 2012 | (aged 70)
Nationality | Italian |
Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1958–1977 |
Position | Center |
Coaching career | 1975–1977 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1961 | Libertas Livorno |
1961–1968 | Varese |
1968–1971 | Partenope |
1971–1972 | Reyer Venezia |
1975–1977 | |
As coach: | |
1975–1977 | (player-coach) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sauro Bufalini (28 April 1941 – 1 April 2012)[1] was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.
Career[]
Bufalini was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1965. Bufalini was also a member of the senior Italian national basketball team. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and finished in fifth and eighth place, respectively.[2]
References[]
- ^ "E' morto Sauro Bufalini: azzurro, gioco' con Varese, Napoli e Venezia". legabasket. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Sauro Bufalini Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links[]
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- Sauro Bufalini at FIBA
- Sauro Bufalini at Basketball-Reference.com
- Sauro Bufalini at Olympedia
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2012 deaths
- Italian men's basketball players
- 1967 FIBA World Championship players
- Italian basketball coaches
- Olympic basketball players of Italy
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Partenope Napoli Basket players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Sportspeople from Pisa
- Reyer Venezia players
- Centers (basketball)
- Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno players
- Italian basketball biography stubs