Roberto Brunamonti (born 14 April 1959 in
Spoleto) is a retired
Italian professional
basketball
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player and
coach. At a height of tall, he played at the
point guard
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position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
Professional career
Brunamonti started his career with
AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti, in 1975, and after seven years, joined
Virtus Bologna in 1982. He played with Virtus Bologna, until he ended his career in 1996, after playing 21 years in the
Italian basketball league.
He won four
Italian League championships (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995), three
Italian Cups (1984, 1989, 1990), and one
Italian Supercup (1995).
National team career
Brunamonti won the silver medal with the senior
Italian national team, at the
1980 Summer Olympic Games in
Moscow
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.
External links
FIBA ProfileItalian League Profile
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1959 births
Living people
AMG Sebastiani Basket players
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
Basketball players with retired numbers
Italian basketball coaches
Italian men's basketball players
1990 FIBA World Championship players
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for Italy
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Sportspeople from Spoleto
Point guards
Virtus Bologna players
1986 FIBA World Championship players
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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