Juan Alberto Espil

Juan Alberto Espil Vanotti[1] (born 5 January 1968) is a retired Argentine-Italian[2][3] professional basketball player, who played as a shooting guard-small forward.

Juan Espil
Personal information
Born (1968-01-05) 5 January 1968
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career1988–2012
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number10
Career history
1988–1992Estudiantes (BB)
1992–1994GEPU San Luis
1994–1996Atenas
1996–2000TAU Cerámica
2000–2001Adr Roma
2001–2003Joventut Badalona
2003–2005Ricoh Manresa
2005–2006Tenerife
2006Bilbao Berri
2006–2008Ricoh Manresa
2008–2009Boca Juniors
2009–2010Obras Sanitarias
2010–2012Bahía Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del Plata
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place1995 Neuquén
Bronze medal – third place1993 San Juan
Bronze medal – third place1999 San Juan

Professional career

Espil's last pro club was Bahía Basket (successor of Estudiantes in the LNB), where he retired in 2012.[4]

In February 2013, Estudiantes honoured Espil by retiring the #10 jersey that he had worn during his two tenures on the club.[4][5]

National team career

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.

References
  1. Juan Alberto ESPIL VANOTTI (ARG) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  2. Juan Alberto Espil Naz. di Nascita: ARG Naz. Sportiva: ITA (in Italian).
  3. "Juan Espil nacionalidad | licencia: ITA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. Espil vivió su noche soñada, La Nación, 22 February 2013
  5. "Espil tuvo su merecido homenaje en Bahía", Clarín, 23 February 2013


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