Gabriel Diego Fernández (born October 23, 1976) is a former Argentine-Italian professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
In his pro career, Fernández played with numerous
clubs
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 ...
, including
Boca Juniors in the
Argentine league.
National team career
As a member of Argentina's junior national teams, Fernández played at the 1995
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
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, and the 1997
FIBA Under-21 World Cup
The FIBA Under-21 World Championship was a men's under-21-only basketball competition organized by the International Basketball Federation
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.
As a member of the senior men's
Argentine national team, he played at the following tournaments: the 1995
FIBA South American Championship
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, the 1997
FIBA South American Championship
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, the
1997 FIBA AmeriCup, the
1998 FIBA World Cup, the
1999 Pan American Games
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, the
1999 FIBA AmeriCup (bronze medal), the 2001
FIBA South American Championship
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(gold medal), the
2001 FIBA AmeriCup (gold medal), the
2002 FIBA World Cup (silver medal), the 2003
FIBA South American Championship
The South American Basketball Championship, or FIBA South American Championship, is the main FIBA tournament for men's national teams from South America's region of FIBA Americas. The tournament was first played in 1930. The tournament often has ...
(gold medal), the
2003 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal), and the
2005 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal).
He was also a member of Argentina's
2004 Summer Olympic Games
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gold medal winning team.
Awards and honors
Pro clubs
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Pan American Club Championship Champion: (2000)
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South American League Champion: (2001)
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Argentine League All-Star Game: (2001)
*2×
Argentine League Champion: (2001, 2014)
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Spanish Cup
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
Winner: (2002)
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Spanish League Champion: (2002)
Argentine national team
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1995 FIBA South American Championship:
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1997 FIBA South American Championship:
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1999 FIBA AmeriCup:
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2001 FIBA South American Championship:
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2001 FIBA AmeriCup:
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2002 FIBA World Cup:
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2003 FIBA South American Championship:
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2003 FIBA AmeriCup:
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2004 Summer Olympics:
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2005 FIBA AmeriCup:
External links
FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileSpanish League Profile
Italian League Profile
Latinbasket.com Profile
1976 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
Argentine men's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boca Juniors basketball players
CB Valladolid players
Centers (basketball)
Estudiantes de Olavarría basketball players
Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Italian men's basketball players
Lanús basketball players
Liga ACB players
Marinos B.B.C. players
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Obras Sanitarias basketball players
Olympic basketball players of Argentina
Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
Olympic medalists in basketball
Pallacanestro Varese players
Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players
People from Lomas de Zamora
Power forwards (basketball)
Saski Baskonia players
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
STB Le Havre players
Pan American Games competitors for Argentina
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