Ricardo Primitivo González (born 12 May 1925) is an Argentine former

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player. In 1980, he received the Konex Merit Diploma, being named one of the 5 best Argentine players of all-time to that point. He was inducted into the

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, in 2009.

Club career

During his

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basketball playing career, González played with the Argentine teams Santos Lugares and

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, one of the oldest clubs in Palermo.

National team career

With the senior

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, González played at the 1947 FIBA South American Championship, the 1949 FIBA South American Championship, and the 1955 FIBA South American Championship. He also competed with Argentina at the

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and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was the

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of the senior Argentine national team that won the gold medal at the 1950 FIBA World Championship. He was named to the 1950 FIBA World Championship's All-Tournament Team. He also won silver medals at the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where officia ...

, and the 1955 Pan American Games.

References

External links

FIBA Profile 1FIBA Hall of Fame ProfileEl Negro lo merece
Living people 1925 births Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1951 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games FIBA Hall of Fame inductees FIBA World Championship-winning players Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Olympic basketball players of Argentina Shooting guards Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 1950 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-basketball-bio-stub