Riccardo Sales (14 August 1941 – 14 May 2006) was an Italian

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player and coach. From 1969 to 1974 he coached

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, before joining Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia for several season. In 1977, Sales moved to Basket Brescia where he stayed until 1983. In 1979, Sales began a term vice coaching the

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, ending in 1988. From 1983-1986 he coached

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, and moved to

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until 1990. In 1990-1991, Sales returned to his old club Basket Brescia, and joined

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for the 1992-3 season. His final term coaching was the women's national team in 1994 until 2000, during which he led them to the

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in Atlanta, and to three

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tournaments in 1995, 1997 and 1999.

References

1941 births 2006 deaths Italian men's basketball players Italian basketball coaches Pallacanestro Trapani coaches Pallacanestro Treviso coaches 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub