Martín Leiva
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.10 metres (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga Nacional de Básquet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Peñarol de Mar del Plata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 23, 1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1998–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | Ferro Carril Oeste (1998–2001) Basketball (2001–2007) Autocid Ford Burgos (2007–2008) Baloncesto León (2008–2009) Peñarol de Mar del Plata (2009– ) |
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| Awards | 4x LNB (2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11) 3x Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (2004, 2005, 2006) FIBA Americas League (2009–10) FIBA Americas Championship (2011) |
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| Last updated on: 22:39, 20 August 2011 (UTC). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martín Darío Leiva (born April 23, 1980) is an Argentine basketball player. He is 2.10 m (6 ft 10 1⁄2 in) tall and plays the center position.
[edit] Club career
Leiva debuted in the LNB (Argentine first division) on October 12, 1997, playing for Ferro Carril Oeste against Independiente de General Pico.[1] He played four seasons with Ferro, and then 6 with Boca Juniors in the top division. With Boca, he won the 2003–04 and 2006–07 seasons of the LNB.[1]
In 2007, he moved to Spain to play for Autocid Ford Burgos[2] and, the following season, for Baloncesto León, both in the in the LEB (Spanish second).
In 2009, he returned to Argentina, signing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata. Upon his return, he helped the team win the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons of the LNB, as the 2009–10 FIBA Americas League.
[edit] International career
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s basketball | ||
Competitor for  Argentina |
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| FIBA Americas Championship | ||
| Silver | 2005 Santo Domingo | National Team |
| Silver | 2007 Las Vegas | National Team |
| Gold | 2011 Mar del Plata | National Team |
| Marchand Cup | ||
| Silver | 2007 San Juan | National Team |
| South American Basketball Championship | ||
| Silver | 2003 Montevideo | National Team |
Leiva made his debut for the Argentina national basketball team at age 19, playing the 1999 Pan American Games.[1] He was later Bronze-medalist at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Championship.
In 2011, he was selected by coach Julio Lamas for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship provisional squad.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Malena Amelotti. "Un día como hoy: Nació Martín Leiva" (in Spanish). Última Bola. http://www.ultimabola.com.ar/articulos-otros.php?nota_num=1508¬a=efemerides. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Fran Martínez (2007-06-29). "Martín Leiva, nuevo jugador del Autocid Ford Burgos" (in Spanish). Solobasket.com. http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/martin/leiva/nuevo/jugador/autocid/ford/burgos/c-14974.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Argentine basketball players
- People from Buenos Aires
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
- Boca Juniors basketball players
- Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players
