Carlos Domingos Massoni

Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, commonly known as Mosquito Massoni (born January 4, 1939), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player.

Carlos Domingos Massoni
Personal information
Born(1939-01-04)4 January 1939
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
PositionShooting guard
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1963 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place 1970 Ljubljana
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Montevideo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago

National team career

Massoni played with the senior Brazilian national team at the 1963 FIBA World Cup, where he won a gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 1970 FIBA World Cup. In addition, he also won bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1967 FIBA World Cup.

References

  • CBB Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016) (in Portuguese)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.


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