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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||
League | Liga Nacional de Básquet | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | February 4, 1985|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine | |||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2001–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Quilmes de Mar del Plata | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Regatas Corrientes | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Juventud Sionista | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Obras Sanitarias | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Juventud Sionista | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Quilmes de Mar del Plata | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Argentino de Junín | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Club Comunicaciones | |||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Quilmes de Mar del Plata | |||||||||||||||||
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