Carlos Cerutti
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| Born |
February 12, 1969 Morteros, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| Died |
May 3, 1990 (aged 21) Córdoba,[1] Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1985–1990 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
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| 1985–90 | Atenas (Argentina) | ||||||||||||
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Carlos Alberto Cerutti (Morteros, February 12, 1969 – Córdoba, May 3, 1990)[2] was an Argentine basketball player. A 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[3] center, Cerutti was three times Argentine league champion with Atenas (in 1987, 1988 and 1990).[2][3] He was selected as the league's finals Most Valuable Player in 1988, and also participated in the all-star games of 1989 and 1990.[2][3]
Cerutti also represented the Argentine national team. He won the 1987 South American Championship and the 1988 Youth South American Championship with his country.
Cerutti had a serious car accident on April 21, 1990.[4][1] He was admitted to a hospital at Córdoba City,[1] where died on May 3, 1990, aged 21.[2][3]
Atenas stadium was named Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti in his honour.
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 "¡Se siente, se siente, el "Palo" está presente!". Donde Vive el Deporte (Córdoba). (in Spanish). Martín, Roberto (2015):. May 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- 1 2 3 4 Gustavo Farías (May 3, 2010). "A 20 años de su muerte, "el Palo" sigue presente". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jugadores históricos – Carlos Alberto Cerutti" (in Spanish). Asociación Deportiva Atenas. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ↑ Cerutti died after the last game of the 1990 regular season. Atenas went on to win the tournament.