Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional

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coach and former player who is currently a head coach for

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of the Serie A2. Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played as a power forward. He won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in

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Playing career

Club playing career

At the

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level, Sacchetti played for the Italian teams

Saclà Asti Libertas Pallacanestro Asti was a professional basketball club based in Asti, Italy. History Libertas Asti was founded in 1954 and under the sponsorship of Saclà, passed from Serie D to Serie A in five years with the Hungarian coach Lajos Tóth. ...

, Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976–1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in Serie A2 in the 1976–77 season), Grimaldi Torino (1979–1984, also known as Berloni Torino), and Ciao Crem Varese (1984–1991, also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese).

Italian national team

Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's

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. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the

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. He also won a gold medal at the

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, and a bronze medal at the

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. He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and at the

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Coaching career

Clubs

Sacchetti began his

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career in 1996. While he was the

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of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Italian League Coach of the Year in 2012. He won the Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.

Italian senior national team

In 2017, he was named the

of the senior men's

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Personal

Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of Dinamo Sassari.

References

External links

Official website

Euroleague.net Coach ProfileItalian League Player Profile

Italian League Coach Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sacchetti, Meo 1953 births Living people Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino coaches Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Dinamo Sassari coaches Fabriano Basket coaches FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Italian basketball coaches Italian men's basketball players Libertas Pallacanestro Asti players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics New Basket Brindisi coaches Olympic basketball players of Italy Olympic coaches Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Italy Orlandina Basket coaches Pallacanestro Varese players Pallalcesto Amatori Udine coaches People from Altamura Power forwards (basketball) Vanoli Basket coaches 1986 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari