Luis Eduardo Cequeira (born February 4, 1985) is an Argentine professional

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player. He plays at the point guard position. He has been a member of the

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Professional career

Cequeira began his professional career in the Argentine League with

Quilmes Mar del Plata Club Atlético Quilmes (mostly known as Quilmes de Mar del Plata) is a sports club based in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Although other sports are practised in the club, Quilmes is mostly known for its basketball team, which cu ...

during the 2001-02 season. He has since competed on four other teams while spending his career in the Argentine league. In the 2006–07 season, he helped

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

win the league title while being named League Sixth Man of the Year. Cequeira has competed in the

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, the top international competition for South American basketball clubs, on three occasions – 2006, 2008, and 2009. After spending the 2009–10 season with

Juventud Sionista Centro Juventud Sionista, or simply Sionista, is a basketball club based in Paraná, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet The Liga Nacional de Básquet (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Baske ...

, Cequeira signed a one-year deal with fellow Argentine side

Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an Argentine professional sports club that is located in the district of Núñez, Buenos Aires. Although originally conceived as a rugby union clu ...

on May 19, 2010.

National team career

Cequeira is also a member of the senior men's

. He made his debut with the senior Argentine national team in 2007 at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Ol ...

. He later participated at the 2008 and 2010

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, helping the team to a gold medal in 2008 and a silver medal in 2010. In 2010, Cequeira was named to Argentina's

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squad – his first major international tournament – when long-time point guard Juan Pablo Cantero withdrew with a torn hamstring.Aging Argentina still favorite
at chinadaily.com

References

External links

LatinBasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cequeira, Luis 1985 births Living people Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Boca Juniors basketball players Juventud Sionista basketball players Obras Sanitarias basketball players Pan American Games competitors for Argentina Point guards Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players Regatas Corrientes basketball players 2010 FIBA World Championship players Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes) basketball players Sportspeople from Resistencia, Chaco