Sauro Bufalini

Sauro Bufalini
	Bufalini, in 1966.
Personal information
Born	28 April 1941; Pisa, Italy
Died	1 April 2012 (aged 70); Pisa, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1958–1977
Position	Center
Coaching career	1975–1977
Career history
As player:
1958–1961	Libertas Livorno
1961–1968	Varese
1968–1971	Partenope
1971–1972	Reyer Venezia
1975–1977	Pielle Livorno
As coach:
1975–1977	Pielle Livorno (player-coach)
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1966); FIBA European Selection (1965); 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1967, 1970); Italian League champion (1964); Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2011);

Sauro Bufalini (28 April 1941 – 1 April 2012)[1] was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.

Career

Bufalini was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1965. Bufalini was also a member of the senior Italian national basketball team. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and finished in fifth and eighth place, respectively.[2]

"E' morto Sauro Bufalini: azzurro, gioco' con Varese, Napoli e Venezia". legabasket. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
"Sauro Bufalini Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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