Diego Osella (basketball)

Diego Marcelo Osella (born September 4, 1969) is a retired[1] Argentine professional basketball player.

Diego Osella
Diego Osella, wearing the Atenas de Córdoba jersey
Personal information
Born (1969-09-04) September 4, 1969 (age 55)
Oncativo, Córdoba, Argentina
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career1988–2011
PositionCenter
Career history
1988–1992Atenas de Córdoba
1992–1993Club Banco de Córdoba
1993–2000Atenas de Córdoba
2000–2001Lucentum Alicante
2001Atenas de Córdoba
2001–2002Estudiantes de Olavarría
2002–2003Pallacanestro Varese
2003–2010Atenas de Córdoba
2010–2011Juventud Sionista
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Valdivia

Professional career

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Osella was the Argentine League Finals MVP in 1999.

National team career

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With the senior Argentine national basketball team, Osella competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where his team finished in ninth place in the overall-rankings. A year earlier, he helped claim Argentina's first ever gold medal in senior men's basketball, at the 1995 Pan American Games, after defeating the United States in the final, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.[2]

Titles

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Clubs

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All club championships were won playing with Atenas.

National team

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Personal honours

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References

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