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Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel.jpg
Personal information
Born
(1944-01-18)January 18, 1944
São Paulo, Brazil
Died
July 17, 2002(2002-07-17) (aged 58)
Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality
Brazilian
Listed height
6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight
212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
Playing career
1960–1982
Position
Power forward / Center
Career history
1960–1961
Clube Espéria
1961–1969
Corinthians
1969–1972
Venezia
1972
Trianon Clube
1972–1973
Sírio
1973–1978
Palmeiras
1978–1982
São José dos Campos

Career highlights and awards

  • 5× Brazilian League champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981)


  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)


  • FIBA Order of Merit (1994)




Basketball Hall of Fame as player

FIBA Hall of Fame as player



Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002) was a basketball player from Brazil. He is often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time.[1][2] He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He was nicknamed "O Rei" (English: "The King").




Contents





  • 1 Club career


  • 2 Brazilian national team


  • 3 Post-playing career


  • 4 References and notes


  • 5 External links




Club career[edit]


Maciel won the top-tier level club league in Brazil, the Brazilian Basketball Championship, 5 times, in the years 1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, and 1981.



Brazilian national team[edit]


Maciel won a total of 8 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Championship, and Pan American Games.



Post-playing career[edit]


Maciel was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.


In 2009, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a player. On April 5, 2010, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, and was formally inducted on August 13.[3]



References and notes[edit]




  1. ^ Ubiratan Pereira Maciel, 58, Dies; Best Center in the History of Brazilian Basketball


  2. ^ (in Portuguese) A lenda do Cavalo de Aço


  3. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2010" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 




External links[edit]


  • FIBA Hall of Fame Profile


  • (in Portuguese) Brazilian Basketball Federation Profile









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