Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in
Cividale del Friuli
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, Italy) is an Italian former professional
basketball
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player.
Playing as a
center
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, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the
Italian national team
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, of which he was a member, at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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.
Beyond playing internationally, he also has had a long
club
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...
career in Italy, and abroad, winning an
Italian League
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championship title with
Montepaschi Siena
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Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, t ...
.
Professional career
Chiacig grew up in the youth ranks of
Benetton Treviso, making his debut for the side in a first division
Serie A
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game on 6 February 1994, playing 4 minutes.
After a one-year loan to
Serie A2 side
Floor Padova, he broke into the first team.
The Italian moved abroad in 1996, spending one year with
Greek Basket League
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side
AEK Athens
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.
Returning to Italy in 1997, he signed with
Teamsystem Bologna
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. With the Bologna team he would win the
Italian Cup
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and
Italian Supercup
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in 1998.
He stayed there until early 1999, finishing the season with
Zucchetti Reggio Emilia.
Chiacig then spent the 1999-2000 season with
Zucchetti Montecatini.
Joining
Montepaschi Siena
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Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, t ...
in 2000, he spent 6 seasons with the club, winning the
2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup
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, the
2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A
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and another Italian Supercup in 2004.
He then moved to the Spanish
Liga ACB
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in 2006, with
Pamesa Valencia
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. However he only stayed until February 2007, finishing the season with
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season.
It was form ...
.
In 2007, he joined
La Fortezza Bologna, rivals of former club Fortitudo. He stayed there for two years, winning the
2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge
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.
Chiacig then moved to
Scafati Basket
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His ...
in 2009, also staying there two years.
After another season at Pallacanestro Reggiana, he joined
Angelico Biella
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in September 2012.
He was released after around three months, joining amateur side Costone Siena in January 2013.
Chiacig only stayed a month with Costone, signing with
Fortitudo Agrigento
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History
Before the creation of Fortitu ...
in February.
The next year he had another stint with Scafati Basket.
In 2014 Chiacig returned to the club where he had the most success, Mens Sana 1871 Siena (formerly Montepaschi), by now in the third division
Serie B Basket
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Format
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.
International career
Making his international debut with Italy in 1994, Chiacig participated in the
1997 Summer Universiade
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Venues
* Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania — athletics, ceremony (opening)
* Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania — fencing
* PalaSan ...
.
With the senior
Italian national basketball team
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, he took part in a succession of international tournaments, starting with the
1998 FIBA World Championship
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.
He posted 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds, in nearly 18 minutes per game, as Italy won the gold medal at the
EuroBasket 1999
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.
In the
EuroBasket 2003
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, he had 22.1 points and 14.3 rebounds, in around 18, minutes as Italy took home the bronze.
While playing in the
2004 Summer Olympics
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, his second
Summer Olympics
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participation after the
2000 Summer Olympics
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, he contributed 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, to Italy's run to the final, earning a silver medal in the process.
Chiacig's last games with the national team came during the
EuroBasket 2005
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.
Honours and accomplishments
Individual
*
Premio Reverberi (Oscar del basket): Best Male Italian Player (2002)
Orders
*
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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2nd Class / Grand Officer ("Grande Ufficiale"): conferred on 27 September 2004 by President
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
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Biography Education
Ciampi was born i ...
.
Team
Clubs
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Italian LBA League Champion: (
2004
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)
*
FIBA Saporta Cup
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Champion: (
2002
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)
*
Italian Cup
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Winner: (
1998
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Events January
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)
*
FIBA EuroChallenge
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Champion: (
2009
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)
*
Italian SuperCup
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Winner: (
1998, 2004)
Italian senior national team
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2004 Athens Summer Olympics
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:
*
EuroBasket 1999 France:
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EuroBasket 2003 Sweden:
References
External links
Lega Basket Serie A profileRetrieved 17 June 2015
Liga ACB profileRetrieved 17 June 2015
EuroLeague statisticsRetrieved 17 June 2015
Retrieved 17 June 2015
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1974 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Centers (basketball)
FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
Fortitudo Agrigento players
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
Italian men's basketball players
Italian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Italian people of Slovene descent
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Mens Sana Basket players
Montecatiniterme Basketball players
Olympic basketball players of Italy
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Pallacanestro Biella players
Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova players
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
People from Cividale del Friuli
Scafati Basket players
Valencia Basket players
Virtus Bologna players
1998 FIBA World Championship players
Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia