Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)

Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is an Argentine sports club based in Mar del Plata. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which is currently playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

Peñarol (MDP)
NicknameMilrayitas (thousand-strips)
LeaguesLNB
Founded7 November 1922 (1922-11-07)
ArenaPolideportivo Islas Malvinas
LocationMar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Team colors         
PresidentDomingo Robles
Head coachLeonardo Gutiérrez
Championships5 Argentine championships
2 FIBA Americas League
2 Torneo InterLigas
3 Torneo Super 8
2 Copa Desafío
1 Copa Argentina
Websitepeñarolmardelplata.com
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The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 5 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).[1]

Apart from basketball, other activities held in Peñarol are football and martial arts.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Peñarol (MdP) roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 0 Johnson, Melvin 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1993-01-19)19 January 1993
PG 8 Cantero, Juan Pablo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1982-09-10)10 September 1982
SF 6 Tabarez, Patricio 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1991-06-26)26 June 1991
SF 11 Vaulet, Santiago 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1998-05-14)14 May 1998
C 14 Barroso, Franco 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1994-01-09)9 January 1994
C 21 Torres, Juan Manuel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 36 – (1984-02-24)24 February 1984
SF 22 Winston, Kennedy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1984-06-29)29 June 1984
SF 32 Pettigrew, Steffphon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-03-21)21 March 1989
C 34 Chris Moss 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 40 – (1980-02-07)7 February 1980
75 Tomas Monacchi
77 Pablo Valentinuzi
C 29 Alloatti, Alejandro 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1984-11-29)29 November 1984
Head coach
  • Marcelo Richotti
Assistant coach(es)
  • Juan Manuel Gatti

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 2020-02-01

Retired numbers

Peñarol's retired numbers
Player Pos. Tenure Num. Retirement
8 Tato RodríguezPG1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–201123 Nov 2011 [2][3]

Notable former players

Notable coaches

Titles

National

  • Liga Nacional (5): 1993–94, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • Copa Argentina (1): 2010
  • Torneo Súper 8 (4): 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013
  • Copa Desafío (2): 2007, 2010

International

Individual accomplishments

Olympic team selection

References

  1. Miguel Romano (2010-10-10). "Cartón lleno para el gran campeón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23
  3. "La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre", Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24


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