Cesare Rubini
Rubini (with the basketball in his hands). | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 November 1923 Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 2011 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1948–1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1957–1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1948–1957 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1957–1973 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
As a player:
As a head coach:
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Rubini, circa 1948. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
2 November 1923 Trieste, Italy | ||
| Died |
8 February 2011 (aged 87) Milan, Italy | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1947–1948 | Società Canottieri Olona | ||
1949–1951 | Rari Nantes Napoli | ||
1952–1956 | Rari Nantes Camogli | ||
Medal record | |||
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Cesare Rubini (2 November 1923 – 8 February 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player. He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball coaches of all time. Rubini was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994, making him the first, and to this day, just one of three Italian basketball figures to receive such an honour, alongside Dino Meneghin and Sandro Gamba. He was also inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2000.
In 2002, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2006. He was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013. In 2015, he was inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport.