Ario Costa

Ario Costa
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Position President
League LBA
Personal information
Born (1961-09-26) September 26, 1961
Cogorno, Liguria, Italy
Nationality Italian
Listed height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career 1977–1997
Position Center
Career history
1977–1984 Basket Brescia
1981–1991 Italy
1984–1996 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
1996–1997 Fabriano Basket
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Medals
Representing  Italy
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket
1983 France Italy
1985 West Germany Italy
1991 Italy Italy
Mediterranean Games
1983 Casablanca Italy

Ario Costa (born 26 September 1961) is a retired basketball player of Basket Brescia, Victoria Libertas Pesaro and Fabriano Basket, and the current president of Victoria Libertas Pesaro since 2013.

Professional career

Player career

Ario Costa started his professional career with Basket Brescia in 1977. After many years in Brescia he went to Scavolini Pesaro where he became immediately a symbol for the team. With Pesaro he won two Italian League Scudetti, the first in 1988 and the other in 1990, and one Italian Cup in 1992.

He retired from the parquet at the end of the 19s.

The new role

Ario Costa has been engaged as general manager, at first in Pesaro, and later with Fabriano Basket.[1] In 2006 he should go to Scafati, but disagreements with the president of the Campania team, he broke the contract prematurely. Subsequently he signed a contract as Sports Director for Lottomatica Roma.[2]

On 18 June 2007 he became the new general manager of Eldo Napoli.[3]

After the ouster of Eldo Napoli from Serie A, at the beginning of the 2008–09 season he became general manager of Juvi Basket Cremona, in Serie C Gold, and later of Triboldi Cremona, in Serie A.[4]

During summer of 2010, Ario Costa became general manager of Basket Brescia Leonessa. In August 2012 he went to Fulgor Libertas Forlì.[5]

In 2013 he returned to his team Victoria Libertas Pesaro as president of the club.[6]

Honours

Team

References

  1. ↑ "Costa (Fabriano) fa il punto della situazione" [Costa (Fabriano) takes stock of the situation]. isolabasket.it (in Italian). 17 September 2003.
  2. ↑ "Lottomatica Roma: Ario Costa nuovo Direttore Sportivo" [Lottomatica Roma: Ario Costa new Sports Director]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 4 July 2006.
  3. ↑ "Basket: Eldo Napoli: Ario Costa nuovo general manager" [Eldo Napoli: Ario Costa new GM]. tuttonapoli.net (in Italian). 16 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Triboldi, il nuovo organigramma societario" [Triboldi, the new organization chart]. sportando.com (in Italian). 18 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Basket: Ario Costa dà l'addio a Brescia" [Basketball: Ario Costa says goodbye to Brescia]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). 31 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ario Costa lascia la FulgorLibertas" [Ario Costa leaves FulgorLibertas]. romagnanoi.it (in Italian). 29 May 2013.
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