Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento, or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional
basketball
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player. He died in 2009 due to cancer.
Professional career
During his pro
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
career, Nascimento won the
Brazilian Championship, in the year 1973, with
Vila Nova.
National team career
With the senior
Brazilian national basketball team
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, Nascimento competed at the following major world tournaments: the
1972 Summer Olympics
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, the
1974 FIBA World Cup
The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union.
Venues
Comp ...
, the
1978 FIBA World Cup, the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, the
1982 FIBA World Cup, and the
1984 Summer Olympics
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.
References
1951 births
2009 deaths
Brazilian men's basketball players
1974 FIBA World Championship players
1978 FIBA World Championship players
1982 FIBA World Championship players
Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Centers (basketball)
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Power forwards (basketball)
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras basketball players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
Basketball players from São Paulo
Vila Nova Basquete Clube players
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