Enrico Gilardi (born 20 January 1957) is a former professional

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player from

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. Gilardi was born in

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. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2016.

Professional career

Gilardi won the EuroLeague championship, in 1984, with Virtus Roma. He ended his career in 1991, after last playing with Filodoro Napoli.

Italian national team

Gilardi won the silver medal with the senior

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, at the

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, in

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