Gabriel Fernández (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | October 23, 1976
Nationality | Argentine / Italian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 259 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1995–2018 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Career history | |
1995–1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste (Argentina) |
1996–2000 | Boca Juniors |
2000–2001 | Estudiantes de Olavarría |
2001–2002 | STB Le Havre |
2002 | Tau Cerámica |
2002–2004 | Fórum Filatélico |
2004–2005 | Plus Pujol Lleida |
2005–2008 | Pallacanestro Varese |
2008 | Boca Juniors |
2008 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
2008–2009 | Boca Juniors |
2009–2010 | Obras Sanitarias |
2010–2011 | Lanús |
2011–2013 | Independiente de Avellaneda |
2013–2015 | Peñarol de Mar del Plata |
2015 | Centro Deportivo Huracán |
2017–2018 | Burzaco |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gabriel Diego Fernández (born October 23, 1976) is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player.
Professional career
[edit]In his pro career, Fernández played with numerous clubs, including Boca Juniors in the Argentine league.
National team career
[edit]As a member of Argentina's junior national teams, Fernández played at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the 1997 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.
As a member of the senior men's Argentine national team, he played at the following tournaments: the 1995 FIBA South American Championship, the 1997 FIBA South American Championship, the 1997 FIBA AmeriCup, the 1998 FIBA World Cup, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup (bronze medal), the 2001 FIBA South American Championship (gold medal), the 2001 FIBA AmeriCup (gold medal), the 2002 FIBA World Cup (silver medal), the 2003 FIBA South American Championship (gold medal), the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal), and the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal).
He was also a member of Argentina's 2004 Summer Olympic Games gold medal winning team.
Awards and honors
[edit]Pro clubs
[edit]- Pan American Club Championship Champion: (2000)
- South American League Champion: (2001)
- Argentine League All-Star Game: (2001)
- 2× Argentine League Champion: (2001, 2014)
- Spanish Cup Winner: (2002)
- Spanish League Champion: (2002)
Argentine national team
[edit]- 1995 FIBA South American Championship: Silver
- 1997 FIBA South American Championship: Bronze
- 1999 FIBA AmeriCup: Bronze
- 2001 FIBA South American Championship: Gold
- 2001 FIBA AmeriCup: Gold
- 2002 FIBA World Cup: Silver
- 2003 FIBA South American Championship: Silver
- 2003 FIBA AmeriCup: Silver
- 2004 Summer Olympics: Gold
- 2005 FIBA AmeriCup: Silver
External links
[edit]- FIBA Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Latinbasket.com Profile
- 1976 births
- Living people
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
- Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Argentine men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Boca Juniors basketball players
- CB Valladolid players
- Centers (basketball)
- Estudiantes de Olavarría basketball players
- Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian men's basketball players
- Lanús basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Marinos B.B.C. players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Obras Sanitarias basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for Argentina
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players
- People from Lomas de Zamora
- Power forwards
- Saski Baskonia players
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
- STB Le Havre players
- Pan American Games competitors for Argentina
- Argentine Olympic medalist stubs
- Argentine basketball biography stubs