Riccardo Sales (14 August 1941 – 14 May 2006) was an Italian basketball player and coach. From 1969-1974 he coached Pallacanestro Milano 1958, before joining

Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia was an Italian professional basketball club based in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It ceased activities in 2010 due to financial problems. History Union Ginnastica Goriziana was founded in 1868, with the basketbal ...

for several season. In 1977, Sales moved to

Basket Brescia Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 season a ...

where he stayed until 1983. In 1979, Sales began a term vice coaching the Italian national basketball team, ending in 1988. From 1983-1986 he coached

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

, and moved to Pallacanestro Treviso until 1990. In 1990-1991, Sales returned to his old club Basket Brescia, and joined Pallacanestro Trapani for the 1992-3 season. His final term coaching was the women's national team in 1994 until 2000, during which he led them to the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, and to three

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...

tournaments in 1995, 1997 and 1999.

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1941 births 2006 deaths Italian men's basketball players Italian basketball coaches Pallacanestro Trapani coaches Pallacanestro Treviso coaches {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub