Personal information | |
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Born | Pisa, Italy | 28 April 1941
Died | 1 April 2012 Pisa, Italy | (aged 70)
Nationality | Italian |
Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1958–1977 |
Position | Center |
Coaching career | 1975–1977 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1961 | Libertas Livorno |
1961–1968 | Varese |
1968–1971 | Partenope |
1971–1972 | Reyer Venezia |
1975–1977 | Pielle Livorno |
As coach: | |
1975–1977 | Pielle Livorno (player-coach) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sauro Bufalini (28 April 1941 – 1 April 2012)[1] was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.
Bufalini was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1965. Bufalini was also a member of the senior Italian national basketball team. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and finished in fifth and eighth place, respectively.[2]