Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento, or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional

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player. He died in 2009 due to cancer.

Professional career

During his pro club career, Nascimento won the Brazilian Championship, in the year 1973, with Vila Nova.

National team career

With the senior

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, Nascimento competed at the following major world tournaments: the

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, the 1974 FIBA World Cup, the 1978 FIBA World Cup, the

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, the 1982 FIBA World Cup, and the

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References

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