Meo Sacchetti
Sacchetti, as head coach of Dinamo Sassari. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1953 Altamura, Italy |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) |
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1973–1992 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 14 |
| Coaching career | 1993–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1973–1974 | Libertas Asti |
| 1974–1975 | Auxilium Torino |
| 1975–1976 | Libertas Asti |
| 1976–1979 | Sporting Club Gira Bologna |
| 1979–1984 | Auxilium Torino |
| 1984–1992 | Varese |
Coaching | |
| 1993–1996 | Auxilium Torino (assistant) |
| 1996–1998 | Auxilium Torino |
| 1998–2001 | Libertas Asti |
| 2001–2002 | Celana Bergamo |
| 2002–2005 | Castelletto Ticino |
| 2005–2006 | Fabriano Basket |
| 2006–2007 | Castelletto Ticino |
| 2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket |
| 2008–2009 | Pallacanestro Udine |
| 2009–2015 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2016–2017 | Enel Brindisi |
| 2017–2020 | Vanoli Basket |
| 2020 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2022–2023 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2024 | VL Pesaro |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Medals | |
Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player, who is recently the head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.
Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in), he played at the power forward, during his playing career. As a player, he won the silver medal with the Italian national team, at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow.
Playing career
Club playing career
At the pro club level, Sacchetti played with several Italian teams, and he competed in Italy's top-tier level, the Lega Basket Serie A (Italian First Division). He played with Saclà Asti, during the 1973–74 season. He them moved to Saclà Torino, where he spent the 1974–75 season. He then played with Fernet Tonic Bologna (also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna), from 1976 to 1979. In his first season with Bologna, the 1976–77 season, Sacchetti played in the Italian Second Division competition, the Serie A2.
After that, Sacchetti again played with Torino (also known as Grimaldi Torino and Berloni Torino), from 1979 to 1984. He finished his playing career with Ciao Crem Varese (also known as Divarese Varese and Ranger Varese), where he played from 1984 to 1992.[1]
National team career
Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's Italian national team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket, and a bronze medal at the 1985 FIBA EuroBasket.
Sachetti also represented Italy at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching career
Clubs
Sacchetti began his basketball coaching career in 1993. While he was the head coach of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Italian League Coach of the Year, in 2012. He won the Italian Cup title in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup title in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.
Italian senior national team
In 2017, Sacchetti was named the head coach of the senior men's Italian national team,[2] replacing Ettore Messina in that role. In 2022, he was replaced in the role by Gianmarco Pozzecco.
Personal life
Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of the Italian League club Dinamo Sassari.
References
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Euroleague.net Coach Profile
- Italian League Player Profile (in Italian)
- Italian League Coach Profile (in Italian)
- Meo Sacchetti at Olympics.com