Aldo Ossola

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Aldo Ossola
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Ossola, weraing the #10 jersey of Varese
Personal information
Born (1945-03-13) 13 March 1945 (age 79)
Varese, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career1962–1980
Position Point guard
Number10
Career history
1962–1964Robur Varese
1964–1965 Varese
1965–1968 Milano 1958
1968–1980 Varese
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Tunisia
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1964 Italy Italy Under-19

Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 1.92 m (6'3 3⁄4"), he was nicknamed nicknamed "Von Karajan", due to being a point guard with a great ability to direct the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his teams. [1] On 3 February 2008, Ossola was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, over the previous half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee. [2] In 2008, he was also inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. [3]

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Club career

Ossola began his club playing career with the Italian League club Robur Varese, in 1962. He spent the 1964–65 season with the Italian League club Varese. He then played with the Italian League club Milano 1958, from 1965 to 1968. He returned Varese for the 1968–69 season, and he would go on to become a part of the club's legendary 1970s Ignis Varese era teams.

With Varese, Ossola won seven Italian League championships, in the years 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, and 1978. He also won four Italian Cup titles with the club, in the years 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973. He was also a four-time Italian League finalist, in the years 1965, 1972, 1975, and 1976, and an Italian Cup finalist in 1972 with the same club.

While with Varese, Ossola also won five European-wide top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championships, in the years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. With Varese, he played in a total of ten consecutive EuroLeague Finals, in the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, a record that is in all likelihood, almost impossible to be broken.

As a member of Varese, Ossola also won two FIBA Intercontinental Cup championships, as he won both the 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup and the 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In addition to that, he was also a three-time FIBA Intercontinental Cup finalist (1974, 1976, and 1977). Ossola finished his career with Varese, by winning the European-wide second tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup championship in the 1979–80 season.

National team career

Ossola was a member of the junior national teams of Italy. With Italy's junior national team, he won a bronze medal at the 1964 FIBA European Championship for Juniors.

Ossola was also a member of the senior men's Italian national team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games. He also played with Italy at the 1969 FIBA EuroBasket. [4]

Personal life

Ossola's older brother, Luigi Ossola, played football professionally, in Italy's top-tier level Serie A. While another older half-brother of his, Franco Ossola, was one of the leading scorers of all-time with the Italian club Torino FC.

Awards and accomplishments

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References

  1. ↑ Intervista. Ossola: «Io, Varese e 70 anni di canestri».
  2. ↑ "ESP - Past and present greats recognised at Euroleague Top 16 draw".
  3. ↑ Stanković, Vladimir (April 5, 2024). "101 Greats: Aldo Ossola". Issuu.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Aldo OSSOLA (ITA) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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