Nationality Argentine Role Basketball Player Listed height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Height 1.94 m | Pro career 1988–2012 Name Juan Espil | |
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Born January 5, 1968 (age 56) Bahia Blanca, Argentina ( 1968-01-05 ) | ||
Juan alberto espil recibe a luis scola en su primer dia en el baskonia
Juan Alberto Espil Vanotti (born January 5, 1968) is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player, who played as a shooting guard-small forward.
Contents
- Juan alberto espil recibe a luis scola en su primer dia en el baskonia
- Entrevista a Juan Alberto Espil
- Professional career
- Argentine national team
- References
Entrevista a Juan Alberto Espil
Professional career
Espil's last pro club was Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, where he retired in 2012.
In February, 2013, Estudiantes honoured Espil by retiring the #10 jersey that he had worn during his two tenures on the club.
Argentine national team
Espil helped Argentina to claim the country's first ever gold medal in men's basketball at the Pan American Games, as Argentina defeated the Team USA, in the final of the 1995 Pan American Games, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Espil also competed with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where his team finished in ninth place in the overall standings.