Claudio Coldebella
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June 25, 1968 Castelfranco Veneto, Italy |
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1984–2006 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
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| 1986–1988 | Mestre (Italy) | ||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Aurora Desio (Italy) | ||||||||||||
| 1989–1996 | Virtus Bologna (Italy) | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | AEK (Greece) | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | PAOK (Greece) | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Olimpia Milano (Italy) | ||||||||||||
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Claudio Coldebella (born 25 June 1968), is an Italian former professional basketball player.
Playing as point guard, he had a successful club career in Italy, where he won three Serie A titles, and Greece, where he reached a Euroleague final and won a Greek Cup.
He also played internationally for Italy, most notably earning a silver medal at the EuroBasket 1997.
The Veneto born Coldebella started his career with local side Basket Mestre of the second division Serie A2, staying two years. Moving to another A2 side, Aurora Desio, he posted 11.8 points and 2.3 steals in 1988-1989.
He caught the eye of top tier Serie A side Virtus Bologna, who signed him in 1989. Coldebella stayed 7 years with Virtus, winning three consecutive Serie A titles between 1993 and 1995.
The Italian moved to the Greek Basket League in 1996, joining AEK. With the Athens side he reached the 1998 Euroleague Final, losing the European elite competition matchup to former club Virtus.
He changed teams in 1998 but stayed in Greece, joining PAOK. He helped the Thessaloniki team win the Greek Cup in 1999, also playing in the league All Star Game the same season. Coldebella stayed in Greece until 2002, he is still highly regarded in the country.
He then returned to Italy, joining Olimpia Milano, he captained the side from 2003 to 2006, the year he ended his career.
Coldebella made his debut with the Italian national team in 1989.
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