Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945 in

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, Italy) is an Italian professional

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, and a former player. He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the

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Playing career

As a player on the

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level, Recalcati played for

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(1962–1979, winning the Italian League championship in 1968 and 1975), and

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(1979–1981). He also played for the senior

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, from 1967 to 1975 (winning the bronze at EuroBasket 1971 and EuroBasket 1975).

Coaching career

As a

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, Recalcati coached

(1980–81), Alpe Bergamo (1982–84),

(1984–90, reached the final in the

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in the 1988–89 season), Viola Reggio Calabria (1990–95), Teorematour Milano (1995), Pallacanestro Varese (1997–1999, won the Italian League championship in the 1998–99 season),

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. Histo ...

(1999–01, won the Italian League championship in the 1999–00 season), and Montepaschi Siena (2003–06, won the Italian League championship in the 2003–04 season, and the Italian Supercup, in the 2004–05 season. On January 16, 2018, Recalcati became the new

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Fiat Torino Sisport is a women's basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s in Turin, Italy. History ''Gruppo Sportivo FIAT'' (''G.S. FIAT'') was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated ...

Orders

'' Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 4th Class:'' 2004

References

External links

Recalcati page on the official Serie A website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Recalcati, Carlo 1945 births Living people Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna coaches Italian basketball coaches Italian men's basketball players 1967 FIBA World Championship players 1970 FIBA World Championship players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mens Sana Basket coaches Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino coaches Olympic basketball players of Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Pallacanestro Cantù coaches Pallacanestro Cantù players Pallacanestro Varese coaches Reyer Venezia coaches Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Milan