Marcelo Milanesio

Clubs

Milanesio started playing basketball at the Military Factory of Río Tercero, where he was affectionately known as "Tachuela". Together with his brother Mario he joined Atenas in 1982 and debuted in the local league on April 20 of that year. In 1984, he participated on the transition of the National League to the current Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, in which he played 649 consecutive matches, always with the same club. In 1987, he obtained his first league title when Atenas won the 4th game 80–93 against Ferro Carril Oeste in Buenos Aires.

An injury suffered before the beginning of the 1998–99 season left him out of the court for the first time in his career, but when he came back he drove Atenas to a new Championship. Since the injury, Marcelo never returned to play for the national team. In 2002, he retired from professional basketball, with 14 Championships with Atenas, and 2 with the national team.

Known for his efficiency of external shots, he reached an average of 43.9% in shots for three in the 848 matches he played in the 18 seasons of the Argentine League in which he participated, of which he played the first 649 without skipping any match of his team.

Marcelo Milanesio has not only stood out inside the basketball court. His community activities gave him a wide recognition from the public and institutions; he was declared illustrious citizen of the cities of Hernando, Río Tercero, San Marcos Sierra and Córdoba. In 1993 he received the first decade-wise Golden Olimpia Award for Basketball, which ten years later was given to Emanuel Ginóbili.

Milanesio v. River Plate in 1985.

Argentine national team

In 1987, Milanesio played with the Argentina national basketball team for the first time, in the South American Championship (won by Argentina) disputed in Asunción, Paraguay. In 1990, he was the national team's main point guard, while playing at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, which was organised by Argentina.

Clubs

• Atenas (C) (Argentina): 1984–2002
  • Games Played: 848 (649 consecutive)
  • Total Points: 10,835

International

• Argentina National Team: 1986-1998
  • Games Played: 125
  • Total Points:

Championships

Clubs

The 1987 roster that won the first LNB title for the club, with Milanesio among them.

• Liga Nacional: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02
• Liga Sudamericana: 1997, 1998
• Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994
• Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
• Copa de Campeones: 1998, 1999
• Atenas International: 1998, 1999, 2001

Individual Honors

• LNB:
  • 848 games played in the Argentine League, also has the record of consecutive games played (649).
  • Selected to the Argentine League All-Star Game: 1988-90, 1992–93, 1995–2000
  • MVP of the finals: 1990
  • MVP of the regular season: 1991–92, 1993–94
  • MVP of the Argentine League All-Star Game: 2002
  • 3 Point Competition Winner Argentine All-Star Game: 1990, 1993
  • Jersey number 9 (which Milanesio wore during his whole career) was retired by Atenas, the only club team where he played: (2002)^[3][4]
• Olimpia de Oro Award (for "sportsman of the year" in Argentina): 1993 (given for the first time to a basketball player)
• Olimpia de Plata Award (for "basketball player of the year" in Argentina): 1990, 1993, 1994 ^[5][6]
• Argentine player that played in the most FIBA World Cups: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
• His jersey that he wore in the 1994 FIBA World Cup, was placed in the Basketball Hall of Fame.