Adilson Nascimento
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 3 December 1951
Died | 3 February 2009 Campinas, Brazil | (aged 57)
Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Position | Power forward / center |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento, or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. He died in 2009 due to cancer.[1]
Professional career
[edit]During his pro club career, Nascimento won the Brazilian Championship, in the year 1973, with Vila Nova.
National team career
[edit]With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Nascimento competed at the following major world tournaments: the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1974 FIBA World Cup, the 1978 FIBA World Cup, the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1982 FIBA World Cup, and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Laguna, Marcelo (February 4, 2009). "Morte de Adílson Nascimento também deixa o basquete brasileiro de luto". Olimpíada Todo Dia.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
Categories:
- 1951 births
- 2009 deaths
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- 1974 FIBA World Championship players
- 1978 FIBA World Championship players
- 1982 FIBA World Championship players
- Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Centers (basketball)
- Franca Basquetebol Clube players
- Olympic basketball players for Brazil
- Power forwards
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras basketball players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
- Basketball players from São Paulo
- Vila Nova Basquete Clube players
- Brazilian basketball biography stubs