Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine former professional

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coach and former player. He played as a

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.Players Index: Leonardo Gutierrez.

Professional career

Gutiérrez had a career average of 13.1 points per game in the top-tier level

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, while playing in 1,106 games over 23 seasons. He scored a total of 14,531 points in the Argentina top League. He is also first all-time in games played in the Argentine League, and third all-time in total points scored. He holds the record for

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as defending the most Argentine League championships won, at 10.

National team career

Gutiérrez defended

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, bringing home from FIBA Americas Championships: a gold medal in 2001 and

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, silver medals at the

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, 2003,

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and 2007, and a bronze medal in 2009. He defended Argentina in

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bringing home medals in 2004, and a bronze medal at the 2008.

Personal life

Gutiérrez met his wife at

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, while playing for Olimpia. He married his longtime fiancée on June 17, 2006. They have two children. The first child in 1999, and his daughter, Mora, in 2009.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

*2×

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Champion: (1996, 2006) *10× Argentine League Champion: (1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) * Argentine League Dunk Tournament Champion: (1998) *13× Argentine League All-Star Game: (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) *4× Argentine League MVP: (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010) *6× Argentine League Ideal Quintet Team: (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) *4× Argentine League Finals MVP: (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011) *3× Argentine Cup Winner: (2006, 2008, 2010) *Argentine All-Star Game MVP: (2006) *

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Champion: (2006) *

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: (2006) * Argentine League Top Scorer: (2008) *3×

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Winner: (2009, 2011, 2013) *

Top Scorer: (2009) *

MVP: (2009) *

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Merit Diploma - One of five best basketball player from last decade in Argentina: (2010) *2× InterLeagues Tournament Champion: (2010, 2012) *InterLeagues MVP: (2010) *

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Champion: (2010) * Argentine League Triples Tournament Champion: (2012)

Argentina national team

*2001

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: * 2001 FIBA Americas Championship: * 2002 FIBA World Championship: *2003

: * 2003 FIBA Americas Championship: *2004

: * 2004 Summer Olympic Games: * 2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup: * 2005 FIBA Americas Championship: *2006

: * 2007 FIBA Americas Championship: *2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament: * 2008 Summer Olympic Games: * 2009 FIBA Americas Championship: * 2011 FIBA Americas Championship: * 2012 FIBA South American Championship:

References

External links

FIBA ProfileLatinbasket.com Profile
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