Position Power forward / Center Pro career 2001–present Nationality Argentine / Spanish 2001–2004 Obras Sanitarias | Name Juan Gutierrez Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg) Role Novelist | |
Born October 10, 1983 (age 40)
Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1983-10-10 ) Books Dirty Havana Trilogy, Tropical Animal, The Insatiable Spider Man, Our GG in Havana, Animal Tropical | ||
Listed height 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) |
Juan Pedro "Juampi" Gutiérrez Lanas (born October 10, 1983) is an Argentine-Spanish professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward and center positions. He plays for Obras Sanitarias.
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Professional career
Gutiérrez began his professional career in the Argentine League with Obras Sanitarias during the 2001–02 season. In 2004, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Granada. He returned to Obras Sanitarias in 2010, where he played for two seasons, winning two titles with the club. He signed with the Spanish League club CB Canarias for the 2013–14 season.
Argentine national team
Gutiérrez is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. He made his debut with the senior team in 2004 at the South American Championship. He won silver medals at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship and the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, as well as bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
He also won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.