Meo Sacchetti

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Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.

Meo Sacchetti
Sacchetti, as head coach of Dinamo Sassari.
Personal information
Born (1953-08-20) August 20, 1953 (age 71)
Altamura, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
Playing career1973–1992
PositionPower forward
Coaching career1996–present
Career history
As player:
1973–1976Libertas Asti
1976–1979Sporting Club Gira
1979–1984Auxilium Torino
1984–1992Pallacanestro Varese
As coach:
1996–1998Auxilium Torino
1998–2001Libertas Asti
2001–2002Celana Bergamo
2002–2005Castelletto Ticino
2005–2006Fabriano Basket
2006–2007Castelletto Ticino
2007–2008Orlandina Basket
2008–2009Pallacanestro Udine
2009–2015Dinamo Sassari
2016–2017Enel Brindisi
2017–2020Vanoli Basket
2020Fortitudo Bologna
2022-presentPallacanestro Cantù
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Representing  Italy
Men's Basketball
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1983 France
Bronze medal – third place West Germany 1985 Italy

Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 612 in.), he played as a power forward. He won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

Playing career

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Club playing career

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At the club level, Sacchetti played for the Italian teams Saclà Asti, Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976–1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in Serie A2 in the 1976–77 season), Grimaldi Torino (1979–1984, also known as Berloni Torino), and Ciao Crem Varese (1984–1991, also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese).[1]

Italian national team

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Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1983, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1985.

He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Coaching career

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Clubs

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Sacchetti began his coaching career in 1996. While he was the head coach of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Italian League Coach of the Year in 2012. He won the Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.

Italian senior national team

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In 2017, he was named the head coach of the senior men's Italian national basketball team.[2]

Personal

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Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of Dinamo Sassari.

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