Agustín Caffaro

Agustín Caffaro (born 6 February 1995) is an Argentine basketball player who plays as a center for Argentina and Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB).[1][2][3][4] He was named in Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5][6]

Agustín Caffaro
No. 11 – Peñarol Mar del Plata
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Santa Fe, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2015–2016Quimsa
2016Huracán
2016–2018Boca Juniors
2018–2019Libertad Sunchales
2019–2022San Lorenzo de Almagro
2022–presentPeñarol Mar del Plata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 China
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima

National team career

Agustín made his senior international debut for Argentina at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers against Puerto Rico on 22 February 2019.[7] He was also a key member of the Argentine team which claimed gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games for the first time since 1995. Agustín clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[8]  

References
  1. "Agustín Cáffaro | CABB". www.argentina.basketball. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Agustín Caffaro". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "Agustin Caffaro Player Profile, Libertad, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. "Agustin Caffaro Basketball Player Profile, San Lorenzo de Almagra, News, La Liga stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. "Garino, Scola, Campazzo lead Argentina's World Cup roster". FIBA. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  6. "Agustin CAFFARO at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  7. "Ilusión. Quién es el chico que anoche debutó en la selección y se llevó aplausos". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.


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