Israel Machado Campelo Andrade (born January 17, 1960 in
Salvador), commonly known as Israel Andrade or simply Israel, is a former professional
basketball
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player from
Brazil
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.
Professional career
During his pro
club
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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, Andrade won 4
Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1982, 1985, 1986 (I), and 1986 (II), while a member of
C.A. Monte Líbano.
National team career
Andrade played with the senior
Brazilian national basketball team
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at three consecutive
Summer Olympic Games, at the
1984 Summer Olympic Games
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, the
1988 Summer Olympic games, and the
1992 Summer Olympic Games
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
.
Andrade was also a member of the Brazilian national team that won the gold medal at the
1987 Pan American Games, where he scored 78 points in seven games during the tournament. He also played at the
1982 FIBA World Cup, the
1986 FIBA World Cup, and the
1990 FIBA World Cup
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.
References
External links
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Italian League ProfileCBB Profile
1960 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basket Rimini Crabs players
Brazilian men's basketball players
1982 FIBA World Championship players
1990 FIBA World Championship players
Centers (basketball)
Clube Atlético Monte Líbano basketball players
Fabriano Basket players
Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia
1986 FIBA World Championship players
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
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