Guillermo Federico Kammerichs (born June 21, 1980) is a former Argentine professional

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player, who last played with Unión de Goya. At 6 ft 8 in (2.05 m) tall and 245 lbs. (111 kg) in weight, he could play at the

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and

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positions. He also holds German

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, because he is of German descent.Euroleague.net Player Profile - KAMMERICHS, G. FEDERICO.
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Professional career

Some of the clubs Kammerichs played with professionally included:

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...

of the Argentine League (1998–01), Ourense of the

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(2001–02),

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(2002–05),

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(2005–06), Bruesa GBC (2006–07),

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(2007–08) of the Spanish First Division, and

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of the Brazilian League (2011–12). He went back to Argentina after a year, at the end of his season with

, to play again with Regatas. Kammerichs was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (51st pick overall) of the 2002 NBA draft but ended up never playing in a single NBA game (making him 1 of 9 players selected in that draft that never played in the league).

National team career

Kammerichs defended

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s: a gold medal 2011, silver medals at the 2003, 2005, and 2007), and bronze medal in 2009. They brought home a bronze medal at both the

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* EuroCup Champion: (2003) *

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Winner: (2008) *

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: (2008) * FIBA Americas League Grand Finals MVP: (2011)

Argentina national team

*2003

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: *

2005 FIBA Americas Championship The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA Amer ...

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2007 FIBA Americas Championship The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of th ...

: *2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament: *

: * 2009 FIBA Americas Championship: *

2011 FIBA Americas Championship The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del ...

References

External links

NBA.com ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileLatinbasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kammerichs, Federico 1980 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players Argentine expatriate basketball people in Brazil Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine men's basketball players Argentine people of German descent Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics CB Girona players CB Murcia players Club Ourense Baloncesto players Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players Flamengo basketball players German men's basketball players Gipuzkoa Basket players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Novo Basquete Brasil players Olympic basketball players for Argentina Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in basketball People from Goya Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Power forwards (basketball) Regatas Corrientes basketball players Small forwards Valencia Basket players Sportspeople from Corrientes Province