Amaury Pasos
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Born |
São Paulo, Brazil | September 11, 1935||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1951–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1982–1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1951–1961 | Clube de Regatas Tietê | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1965 | C.R. Sírio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1972 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a player
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FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Amaury Antônio Pasos (born December 11, 1935) is a retired Brazilian basketball player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6'3") tall power forward.[1] He competed at three Olympic Games[2] and was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Club career
At the club level, Pasos played for Clube de Regatas Tietê (1951–1961), and then C.R. Sírio (1962–1965), and Corinthians (1966–1972). He won the Brazilian League championship in 1966 and 1969, and the São Paulo regional title league in 1966, 1968, and 1969.
Brazilian national team
Pasos played for the senior Brazilian national team. With Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1959 FIBA World Championship (where he was also named the MVP of the tournament) and the gold medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship, a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, and a bronze medal at the 1955 Pan American Games.
References
- ↑ Administrador das quadras (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Amaury Pasos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
External links
- FIBA Hall of Fame Profile
- Profile (in Portuguese)