Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.
 Sacchetti, as head coach of Dinamo Sassari. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1953 Altamura, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1973–1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973–1976 | Libertas Asti | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Sporting Club Gira | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1984 | Auxilium Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1992 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1998 | Auxilium Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Libertas Asti | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Celana Bergamo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Castelletto Ticino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fabriano Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Castelletto Ticino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Pallacanestro Udine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Dinamo Sassari | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Enel Brindisi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Vanoli Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Fortitudo Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Pallacanestro Cantù | ||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
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Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 61⁄2 in.), he played as a power forward. He won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.
Playing career
editClub playing career
editAt the club level, Sacchetti played for the Italian teams Saclà Asti, Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976–1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in Serie A2 in the 1976–77 season), Grimaldi Torino (1979–1984, also known as Berloni Torino), and Ciao Crem Varese (1984–1991, also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese).[1]
Italian national team
editSacchetti was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1983, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1985.
He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching career
editClubs
editSacchetti began his coaching career in 1996. While he was the head coach of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Italian League Coach of the Year in 2012. He won the Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.
Italian senior national team
editIn 2017, he was named the head coach of the senior men's Italian national basketball team.[2]
Personal
editSacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of Dinamo Sassari.
References
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Italian)
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Euroleague.net Coach Profile
- Italian League Player Profile (in Italian)
- Italian League Coach Profile (in Italian)
- Meo Sacchetti at Olympics.com