Diego Osella (basketball) explained
| Diego Osella |
| Position: | Center |
| Height M: | 2.07 |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Oncativo, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 2011 |
| Years1: | 1988–1992 |
| Team1: | Atenas de Córdoba |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Team2: | Club Banco de Córdoba |
| Years3: | 1993–2000 |
| Team3: | Atenas de Córdoba |
| Years4: | 2000–2001 |
| Team4: | Lucentum Alicante |
| Years5: | 2001 |
| Team5: | Atenas de Córdoba |
| Years6: | 2001–2002 |
| Team6: | Estudiantes de Olavarría |
| Years7: | 2002–2003 |
| Team7: | Pallacanestro Varese |
| Years8: | 2003–2010 |
| Team8: | Atenas de Córdoba |
| Years9: | 2010–2011 |
| Team9: | Juventud Sionista |
| Highlights: | - Pan American Club Championship champion (1996)
- 3× FIBA South American League champion (1997, 1998, 2004)
- 2× South American Club Championship champion (1993, 1994)
- 6× Argentine League champion (1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
- Argentine League Finals MVP (1999)
- NO. 11 jersey retired by Atenas
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Diego Marcelo Osella (born September 4, 1969) is a retired[1] Argentine professional basketball player.
Professional career
Osella was the Argentine League Finals MVP in 1999.
National team career
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
Clubs
- Liga Nacional de Básquet: 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2008–09
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994
- Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
- Liga Sudamericana de Clubes: 1997, 1998, 2004
All club championships were won playing with Atenas.
National team
Personal honours
- Most games played in the Liga Nacional at the time he retired (1,096) [4]
- Most rebounds in the Liga Nacional (6,804).
- Most blocks in the Liga Nacional (989).
- 5th all-time top scorer in the Liga Nacional (12,358).
- Number 11 jersey retired by Atenas: (2011)[5] [6] [7]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.laprensa.com.ar/Note.aspx?Note=373979 Diego Osella se retira del básquetbol tras 23 temporadas
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/diego-osella-1.html sports-reference Diego Osella profile at Sports-Reference
- http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1132630-el-historico-diego-osella-su-record-y-las-ganas-de-seguir El histórico Diego Osella
- http://www.canchallena.com/1195717-diego-osella-jugara-su-partido-numero-1000 Diego Osella jugará su partido 1.000
- http://www.gualeguaychuadiario.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3219:atenas-retiro-el-numero-11-de-diego-osella&catid=297:deportes&Itemid=400 Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella
- http://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/nota.php?ni=73290 Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella
- http://www.diaadia.com.ar/deportes/atenas-retira-camiseta-11-osella Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella
