Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional
basketball
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coach and former player who is currently a head coach for
Pallacanestro Cantù
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of the
Serie A2.
Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played as a
power forward
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. He won the silver medal with his national team at the
1980 Summer Olympic Games
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in
Moscow
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.
Playing career
Club playing career
At the
club
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level, Sacchetti played for the Italian teams
Saclà Asti,
Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976–1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in
Serie A2 in the 1976–77 season),
Grimaldi Torino (1979–1984, also known as Berloni Torino), and
Ciao Crem Varese (1984–1991, also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese).
Italian national team
Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's
Italian national basketball team
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. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the
1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the
EuroBasket 1983
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, and a bronze medal at the
EuroBasket 1985
The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czec ...
.
He also played at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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, and at the
1986 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching career
Clubs
Sacchetti began his
coaching
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career in 1996. While he was the
head coach
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of
Dinamo Sassari
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, he was named the
Italian League Coach of the Year in 2012. He won the
Italian Cup
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in 2014 and 2015. He also won the
Italian Supercup
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in 2014, and the
Italian League championship in 2015.
Italian senior national team
In 2017, he was named the
head coach
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of the senior men's
Italian national basketball team
The Italy men's national basketball team ( it, Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) represents Italy in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP).
Italy has qualified for 38 EuroBa ...
.
Meo Sachetti is Messina’s heir.
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Personal
Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of Dinamo Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Euroleague.net Coach Profile
Italian League Player Profile
Italian League Coach Profile
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1953 births
Living people
Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino coaches
Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Dinamo Sassari coaches
Fabriano Basket coaches
FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
Italian basketball coaches
Italian men's basketball players
Libertas Pallacanestro Asti players
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
New Basket Brindisi coaches
Olympic basketball players of Italy
Olympic coaches
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Orlandina Basket coaches
Pallacanestro Varese players
Pallalcesto Amatori Udine coaches
People from Altamura
Power forwards (basketball)
Vanoli Basket coaches
1986 FIBA World Championship players
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari