André Luiz Quirino Pereira, commonly known as "André Bambu" (born 4 August 1979), is a Brazilian former professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
Bambu played pro
club basketball with
Pinheiros
Pinheiros (, "pine trees") is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subtropi ...
in the top-tier level
Brazilian League. With Pinheiros, he won the
FIBA Americas League
The FIBA Americas League ( Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire ...
's
2013 season championship.
National team career
Bambu was a member of the senior men's
Brazilian national basketball team
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. With Brazil, he played at the
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...
.
André Bambu Quirino
at FIBA.com
References
External links
LatinBasket.com ProfileNBB Profile
1979 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
Brazilian men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Power forwards
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