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Italian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gianfranco "Franco" Bertini (born 28 August 1938) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2012, he was induced into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bertini, in 1969. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 August 1938 (age 86) Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1956–1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Victoria Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Victoria Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | S.C. Gira | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | ||||||||||||||
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During his pro club career, Bertini won the Italian League championship with Olimpia Milano, in 1959.
Bertini competed with the senior Italian national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, where Italy finished in fifth place.[1] He also played at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and at the 1965 EuroBasket.
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