Bruno Lábaque (born November 11, 1977 in
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cordoba may ...
) is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
former professional
basketball player. His position on the field was
point guard
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. Lábaque spent most of his career at
Atenas, where he won 12 titles with the team. Lábaque played more the 900 games for Atenas, with near 9,000 points scored.
[Se retiró Lábaque con una derrota frente a Instituto]
LNB website, 12 May 2017
Career
Club
Lábaque started his career in
Atenas, debuting in the
Liga Nacional de Básquet on November 13, 1994 vs.
Quilmes (MDP).
[Lábaque: "Me fastidian un montón de cosas y me cansé; no sigo más"]
on Basquet Plus, 10 May 2017
On March 8, 2017, Lábaque played his 900th game in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, when Atenas played Estudiantes (Concordia). Lábaque became the 6th player to attend more than 900 games. His best performance was in May 2017 when he scored 41 points in a game.
In May 2017 Lábaque played his last game, when his team, Atenas, lost to
Instituto de Córdoba. That night Atenas announced that number "7" would be retired in his honour.
National team
Lábaque's debut in the
Argentina national basketball team
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was in the 2003
South American Basketball Championship held in
Montevideo
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, against
Chile. Lábaque also played the 1997 U-23 World Championship, 2003 PanAmerican Games and the 2004 South American Championship.
Honours
Club
;
Atenas
*
Liga Nacional de Básquet: (5): 1997-98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
* Torneo Copa de Campeones(2): 1998, 1999
*
Copa Argentina (1): 2008
*
Torneo Super 8 (1): 2010
*
Campeonato Panamericano (1): 1996
*
Liga Sudamericana (2): 1997, 1998
Individual
* LNB All-Star 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015
* N° 7 retired by Atenas
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References
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Living people
Argentine people of Syrian descent
1977 births
Argentine expatriate basketball people in Italy
Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
Argentine men's basketball players
Atenas basketball players
Basket Rimini Crabs players
Basketball players with retired numbers
Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti players
Obras Sanitarias basketball players
Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Point guards
Tenerife CB players