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Giacomo Galanda

Personal information
Born	(1975-01-30) January 30, 1975 (age 49) Udine, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Listed height	6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1993–2014
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1993–1997	Scaligera Verona
1997–2003	Fortitudo Bologna
1998–1999	→ Pallacanestro Varese
2003–2005	Montepaschi Siena
2005–2006	Armani Jeans Milano
2006–2011	Pallacanestro Varese
2011–2014	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia
Career highlights and awards
Italian Supercup MVP (1996)
Medals Representing  Italy Men's Basketball Summer Olympic Games Athens 2004 National Team FIBA EuroBasket 1999 France National Team 1997 Spain National Team 2003 Sweden National Team

Giacomo "Jack" Galanda (born January 30, 1975) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. He was a forward-center of 2.10 m. (6 ft. 10¾ in.) and 110 kg. (243 lbs.).

Professional career

Galanda was born in Udine, Friuli. He grew up in the Scaligera Basket Verona junior teams, with which he made his debut in the Italian League on October 17, 1993. After four years in the Verona team, he was traded to Fortitudo Bologna. However, in his first year (1997–98) he was utilized as a reserve to Gregor Fučka, and had a limited impact.

In 1998, he was loaned to Pallacanestro Varese, where he was a leader of the team that, surprisingly, won the Italian League championship. Galanda therefore returned to Bologna, where he remained until 2003, when he was traded to Montepaschi Siena. He won two further Italian league championships in 2000 and 2004. In the 2005-06 season, Galanda played with Armani Jeans Milano. From 2006 to 2011, he played for Pallacanestro Varese. In 2011, he signed with Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia. In May 2014, he announced his retirement.

Italian national team

Galanda made his debut with the senior men's Italian national basketball team in 1997, and soon turned into one of the more representative players from his country. Some of his successes with the Azzurri jersey include silver and gold medals at the FIBA EuroBasket (1997 and 1999, respectively), and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games of Athens.

References

1. Giacomo Galanda retires at 39.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA.com Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Italian League Profile Template:It icon

Italy squads

Template:Italy Squad EuroBasket 2005 v t e Italy men's basketball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 4 Radulović 5 Basile 6 Galanda 7 Soragna 8 Marconato 9 Pozzecco 10 Righetti 11 Rombaldoni 12 Bulleri 13 Mian 14 Chiacig 15 Garri Coach: Recalcati v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 2003 – Bronze medal 4 Radulović 5 Basile 6 Galanda 7 Soragna 8 Marconato 9 De Pol 10 Righetti 11 Lamma 12 Bulleri 13 Mian 14 Chiacig 15 Cittadini Coach: Recalcati Template:Italy Squad EuroBasket 2001 Template:Italy Men Basketball Squad 2000 Summer Olympics v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 1999 – Gold medal 4 Bonora 5 Basile 6 Galanda 7 Fučka (MVP) 8 Marconato 9 De Pol 10 Myers 11 Meneghin 12 Abbio 13 Mian 14 Chiacig 15 Damiao Coach: Tanjević Template:Italy Squad 1998 FIBA World Championship v t e Italy squad – EuroBasket 1997 – Silver medal 4 Coldebella 5 Bonora 6 Fučka 7 Pittis 8 Marconato 9 Galanda 10 Myers 11 Moretti 12 Abbio 13 Frosini 14 Carera 15 Gay Coach: Messina

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