Roberto Chiacig
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| No. 41 – Mens Sana 1871 Basket | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Serie B Basket |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1 December 1974 Cividale del Friuli, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Listed height | 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 1994 | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 1994–1995 | → Floor Padova (Italy) |
| 1995–1996 | Benetton Treviso |
| 1996–1997 | AEK B.C. (Greece) |
| 1997–1999 | Teamsystem Bologna (Italy) |
| 1999 | Zucchetti Reggio Emilia (Italy) |
| 1999–2000 | Zucchetti Montecatini (Italy) |
| 2000–2006 | Montepaschi Siena (Italy) |
| 2006–2007 | Pamesa Valencia (Spain) |
| 2007 | Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (Italy) |
| 2007–2009 | La Fortezza Bologna (Italy) |
| 2009–2011 | Scafati Basket (Italy) |
| 2011–2012 | Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) |
| 2012 | Angelico Biella (Italy) |
| 2013 | Costone Siena (Italy) |
| 2013 | Fortitudo Agrigento (Italy) |
| 2013–2014 | Scafati Basket (Italy) |
| 2014–present | Mens Sana 1871 Siena (Italy) |
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Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player for Gecom Mens Sana 1871 Siena of the Serie B Basket.
Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by Italian national team of which he was a member at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Beyond playing internationally, he also has had a long club career in Italy and abroad, winning a Lega Basket Serie A title with Montepaschi Siena.
Chiacig grew up in the youth ranks of Benetton Treviso, making his debut for the side in a first division Serie A game on 6 February 1994, playing 4 minutes.
After a one-year loan to Serie A2 side Floor Padova, he broke into the first team.
The Italian moved abroad in 1996, spending one year with Greek Basket League side AEK Athens.
Returning to Italy in 1997, he signed with Teamsystem Bologna. With the Bologna team he would win the Italian Cup and Italian Supercup in 1998. He stayed there until early 1999, finishing the season with Zucchetti Reggio Emilia.
Chiacig then spent the 1999-2000 season with Zucchetti Montecatini.
Joining Montepaschi Siena in 2000, he spent 6 seasons with the club, winning the 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup, the 2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A and another Italian Supercup in 2004.
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