Ottone Olivieri, also credited as Otone Olivijeri, was an Italian-Yugoslav basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Ottone Olivieri
Personal information
Born1917
Fiume, City of Fiume and its District, Austria-Hungary
NationalityYugoslav
Number5, 14
Career history
1940–1942CRDA Monfalcone
1946Kvarner

Playing career

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Olivieri played for the CRDA Monfalcone of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in the beginning of 1940s.[1] After the end of Second World War, he was one of the founders of the club Kvarner in Rijeka. Later he moved to Split where he took a part in development of KK Split.[2]

National team career

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Olivieri was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship. Over five tournament games, he averaged 5.2 points per game.[3]

Personal life

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His older brother Albano was a basketball player.

References

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  1. ^ Italian League, Season 1941-42
  2. ^ L’internazionale del canestro
  3. ^ "Olivieri Player Profile at the 1947 FIBA European Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.