Enrico Gilardi

Enrico Gilardi

Personal information
Born	(1957-01-20) 20 January 1957 (age 68) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1975–1991
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
As a player:
1975–1976	SS Lazio Basket
1976–1981	Stella Azzurra Roma
1981–1987	Virtus Roma
1987–1988	Brescia
1988–1990	Virtus Roma
1990–1991	Napoli
As a coach:
2018	Malta
Career highlights
As a player: FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1984) EuroLeague champion (1984) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1986) Italian League champion (1983) Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2016)
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Italy Olympic Games 1980 Moscow FIBA EuroBasket 1983 France 1985 West Germany Head Coach Representing   Malta FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries 2018 Ireland

Enrico Gilardi (born 20 January 1957) is a former professional basketball player and coach from Italy. He was born in Rome. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Heart of Rome". He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2016.

Professional career

Gilardi was the team captain of the Italian League club Virtus Roma. With Virtus Roma, he won the EuroLeague championship in 1984, as well as the 1984 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

He is the leading scorer in the club history of Virtus Roma, with 3,393 total points scored. Gilardi ended his pro club career in 1991, with Filodoro Napoli being the last club that he played for.

National team career

Gilardi won the silver medal with the senior Italian national team, at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. ^[1] With Italy, he also won the gold medal at the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 1985 FIBA EuroBasket.

Gilardi also represented Italy at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1979 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1981 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and the 1986 FIBA World Cup.

Coaching career

After he retired from his playing career, Gilardi became a basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Maltese women's national team at the 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. He led Malta to the bronze medal at the tournament.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Enrico Gilardi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links

• Enrico Gilardi at FIBA ( archive )
• Enrico Gilardi at FIBA Europe
• Enrico Gilardi at Olympics.com
• Enrico Gilardi at Olympic.org (archived)
• Enrico Gilardi at Olympedia
• Enrico Gilardi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)