Meo Sacchetti Explained

Meo Sacchetti
Height Ft:6
Height In:6.5
Weight Lb:247
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:1953 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Altamura, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Career Start:1973
Career End:1992
Career Position:Power forward
Coach Start:1996
Years1:1973–1976
Team1:Libertas Asti
Years2:1976–1979
Team2:Sporting Club Gira
Years3:1979–1984
Team3:Auxilium Torino
Years4:1984–1992
Team4:Pallacanestro Varese
Cyears1:1996–1998
Cteam1:Auxilium Torino
Cyears2:1998–2001
Cteam2:Libertas Asti
Cyears3:2001–2002
Cteam3:Celana Bergamo
Cyears4:2002–2005
Cteam4:Castelletto Ticino
Cyears5:2005–2006
Cteam5:Fabriano Basket
Cyears6:2006–2007
Cteam6:Castelletto Ticino
Cyears7:2007–2008
Cteam7:Orlandina Basket
Cyears8:2008–2009
Cteam8:Pallacanestro Udine
Cyears9:2009–2015
Cteam9:Dinamo Sassari
Cyears10:2016–2017
Cteam10:Enel Brindisi
Cyears11:2017–2020
Cyears13:2020
Cteam13:Fortitudo Bologna
Cyears14:2022-present
Highlights:As player:

As head coach:

Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.

Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played as a power forward. He won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

Playing career

Club playing career

At the club level, Sacchetti played for the Italian teams Saclà Asti, Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976–1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in Serie A2 in the 1976–77 season), Grimaldi Torino (1979–1984, also known as Berloni Torino), and Ciao Crem Varese (1984–1991, also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese).[1]

Italian national team

Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1983, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1985.

He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Coaching career

Clubs

Sacchetti began his coaching career in 1996. While he was the head coach of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Italian League Coach of the Year in 2012. He won the Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.

Italian senior national team

In 2017, he was named the head coach of the senior men's Italian national basketball team.[2]

Personal

Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of Dinamo Sassari.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=SAC-ROM Official Italian league page on Sacchetti
  2. http://www.eurohoops.net/en/national-teams/489273/meo-sachetti-is-messinas-heir/ Meo Sachetti is Messina’s heir.