| Juan Espil | |
| Height M: | 1.95 |
| Weight Kg: | 90 |
| Nationality: | Argentine / Italian |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 2012 |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Career Number: | 10 |
| Years1: | 1988–1992 |
| Team1: | Estudiantes (BB) |
| Years2: | 1992–1994 |
| Team2: | GEPU San Luis |
| Years3: | 1994–1996 |
| Team3: | Atenas |
| Years4: | 1996–2000 |
| Team4: | TAU Cerámica |
| Years5: | 2000–2001 |
| Team5: | Adr Roma |
| Years6: | 2001–2003 |
| Team6: | Joventut Badalona |
| Years7: | 2003–2005 |
| Team7: | Ricoh Manresa |
| Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Team8: | Tenerife |
| Years9: | 2006 |
| Team9: | Bilbao Berri |
| Years10: | 2006–2008 |
| Team10: | Ricoh Manresa |
| Years11: | 2008–2009 |
| Team11: | Boca Juniors |
| Years12: | 2009–2010 |
| Team12: | Obras Sanitarias |
| Years13: | 2010–2012 |
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Juan Alberto Espil Vanotti[1] (born 5 January 1968) is a retired Argentine-Italian[2] [3] professional basketball player, who played as a shooting guard-small forward.
Espil's last pro club was Bahía Basket (successor of Estudiantes in the LNB), where he retired in 2012.[4]
In February 2013, Estudiantes honoured Espil by retiring the #10 jersey that he had worn during his two tenures on the club.[4] [5]
Espil helped Argentina to claim the country's first ever gold medal in men's basketball at the Pan American Games, as Argentina defeated the Team USA, in the final of the 1995 Pan American Games, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Espil also competed with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where his team finished in ninth place in the overall standings.