Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945, in

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, Italy) is an Italian professional

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coach, and a former player. He was the head coach of the senior

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, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and the bronze medal at the

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Playing career

As a player on the club level, Recalcati played for

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(1962–1979, winning the Italian League championship in 1968 and 1975), and

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(1979–1981). He also played for the senior Italian national team, from 1967 to 1975 (winning the bronze at

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and

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Coaching career

As a

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, Recalcati coached

(1980–81), Alpe Bergamo (1982–84),

(1984–90, reached the final in the

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in the 1988–89 season),

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(1990–95), Teorematour Milano (1995),

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

(1997–1999, won the Italian League championship in the 1998–99 season),

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(1999–01, won the Italian League championship in the 1999–00 season), and

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(2003–06, won the Italian League championship in the 2003–04 season, and the Italian Supercup, in the 2004–05 season. On January 16, 2018, Recalcati became the new

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of Fiat Torino.

Orders

'' Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 4th Class:'' 2004

References

External links

Recalcati page on the official Serie A website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Recalcati, Carlo 1945 births Living people 1967 FIBA World Championship players 1970 FIBA World Championship players Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino coaches Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Milan Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna coaches Italian basketball coaches Italian men's basketball players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mens Sana Basket coaches Olympic basketball players for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Pallacanestro Cantù coaches Pallacanestro Cantù players Pallacanestro Varese coaches Reyer Venezia coaches Shooting guards Small forwards 20th-century Italian sportsmen