Franco Bertini
 Bertini, in 1969. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 August 1938 (age 86) Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1956–1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 1956–1958 | Victoria Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Victoria Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | S.C. Gira | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
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Gianfranco "Franco" Bertini (born 28 August 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2012, he was induced into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Club career
[edit]During his pro club career, Bertini won the Italian League championship with Olimpia Milano, in 1959.
National team career
[edit]Bertini competed with the senior Italian national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, where Italy finished in fifth place.[1] He also played at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and at the 1965 EuroBasket.
References
[edit]- ^ Franco Bertini Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links
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