Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, also commonly known simply as Demétrius (alternate spelling: Ferracciú) (born 17 July 1973) is a Brazilian former professional

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player and

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Career

During his pro

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career, Demétrius won 6 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2005. With the senior

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, Demétrius competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the

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, and the

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. After he retired from playing professional basketball, Demétrius began a career working as a

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FIBA ProfileCBB Profile
1973 births Living people 1998 FIBA World Championship players Associação Bauru Basketball coaches Associação Limeirense de Basquete coaches Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazilian basketball coaches Brazilian men's basketball players CR Vasco da Gama basketball players Franca Basquetebol Clube players Minas Tênis Clube basketball players Olympic basketball players for Brazil Point guards Shooting guards Basketball players from São Paulo Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Basketball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub