Jorge Hugo Canavesi (22 August 1920 – 2 December 2016) was an Argentine basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2016.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1920 Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 2 December 2016 (aged 96) Argentina |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque | |
| As coach: | |
| Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque | |
| 1947 | Paraguay |
| 1948–1952, 1969–1971, 1980 | Argentina |
| Club Capital Federal | |
| Club Catamarca | |
| Club Estudiantes de La Plata | |
| Club Gimnasia Esgrima de Buenos Aires | |
| Club San Fernando | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player
As head coach
| |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as coach | |
Playing career
editCanavesi began playing club basketball in Argentina, with the youth teams of Parque Chacabuco, in 1937. In 1941, he began playing club basketball in Argentina, at the senior men's level, with Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque. With that club, he won the Argentine Federation League championship, as a player-coach, in 1945.
Coaching career
editClub coaching career
editAt the senior men's club level, Canavesi first worked as a player-coach of the Argentine Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque. With them, he won an Argentine Federation League championship in 1945. As a head coach, he also won the Argentine Federation League championship with Club Capital Federal, in 1953, and with Club Catamarca, in 1970.
National team coaching career
editCanavesi was the head coach of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. He was Argentina's head coach at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He then led Argentina to the gold medal at the 1950 FIBA World Championship, which was the first ever edition of the FIBA World Cup.
He also led Argentina to the silver medal at the 1951 Pan American games, and also coached Argentina at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also Argentina's head coach at the 1971 Pan American Games, and led them to a bronze medal at the 1971 FIBA South American Championship.
Personal life
editCanavesi died in Argentina, on 2 December 2016, at the age of 96.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ 2016 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Jorge Hugo Canavesi.
- ^ Seven Basketball Players Inducted into 2016 FIBA Hall of Fame.
- ^ Australian basketball legend and former WNBA star Michele Timms inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame.
- ^ Murió Jorge Canavesi, el DT del seleccionado argentino de básquetbol campeón mundial en 1950 (in Spanish).
- ^ FIBA Hall of Famer mourned as Jorge Hugo Canavesi passes away.
External links
edit- FIBA Hall of Fame Profile
- Entrevista a Jorge Canavesi. (in Spanish)