Ario Costa (born 26 September 1961) is an Italian retired basketball player of Basket Brescia, Victoria Libertas Pesaro and Fabriano Basket, and the current president of Victoria Libertas Pesaro since 2013.
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| Position | President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1961 Cogorno, Liguria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1977–1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1984 | Basket Brescia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1991 | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1996 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Fabriano Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Player career edit
Ario Costa started his professional career with Basket Brescia in 1977. After many years in Brescia he went to Scavolini Pesaro where he became immediately a symbol for the team. With Pesaro he won two Italian League Scudetti, the first in 1988 and the other in 1990, and two Italian Cups, in 1985 and 1992.
He retired from the parquet at the end of the 90s.
The new role edit
Ario Costa has been engaged as general manager, at first in Pesaro, and later with Fabriano Basket.[1] In 2006 he should go to Scafati, but disagreements with the president of the Campania team, he broke the contract prematurely. Subsequently, he signed a contract as sports director for Lottomatica Roma.[2]
On 18 June 2007 he became the new general manager of Eldo Napoli.[3]
After the ouster of Eldo Napoli from Serie A, at the beginning of the 2008–09 season he became general manager of Juvi Basket Cremona, in Serie C Gold, and later of Triboldi Cremona, in Serie A.[4]
During summer of 2010, Ario Costa became general manager of Basket Brescia Leonessa. In August 2012 he went to Fulgor Libertas Forlì.[5]
In 2013 he returned to his team Victoria Libertas Pesaro as president of the club.[6]
Honours edit
Team edit
- Serie A champion (2): 1988, 1990
- Italian Cup winner (2): 1985, 1992
References edit
- ^ "Costa (Fabriano) fa il punto della situazione" [Costa (Fabriano) takes stock of the situation]. isolabasket.it (in Italian). 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Lottomatica Roma: Ario Costa nuovo Direttore Sportivo" [Lottomatica Roma: Ario Costa new Sports Director]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 4 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Basket: Eldo Napoli: Ario Costa nuovo general manager" [Eldo Napoli: Ario Costa new GM]. tuttonapoli.net (in Italian). 16 June 2007.
- ^ "Triboldi, il nuovo organigramma societario" [Triboldi, the new organization chart]. sportando.com (in Italian). 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Basket: Ario Costa dà l'addio a Brescia" [Basketball: Ario Costa says goodbye to Brescia]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Ario Costa lascia la FulgorLibertas" [Ario Costa leaves FulgorLibertas]. romagnanoi.it (in Italian). 29 May 2013.