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Sauro Bufalini
Italian basketball player
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.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1941-04-28)28 April 1941 Pisa, Italy |
Died | 1 April 2012(2012-04-01) (aged 70) Pisa, Italy |
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 | Pielle Livorno |
As coach: | |
1975–1977 | Pielle Livorno (player-coach) |
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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]
- "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.
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- Sauro Bufalini at FIBA
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