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Giacomo Galanda
Personal information
Born (1975-01-30) January 30, 1975 (age 49)
Udine, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
Playing career1993–2014
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
1993–1997Scaligera Verona
1997–2003Fortitudo Bologna
1998–1999→ Pallacanestro Varese
2003–2005Montepaschi Siena
2005–2006Armani Jeans Milano
2006–2011Pallacanestro Varese
2011–2014Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Italy
Men's Basketball
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place Athens 2004 National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1999 France National Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Spain National Team
Bronze medal – third place 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

Italy squads

Template:Italy Squad 1998 FIBA World Championship Template:Italy Men Basketball Squad 2000 Summer Olympics Template:Italy Squad EuroBasket 2001

Italy squad – EuroBasket 2003 – Bronze medal
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Italy men's basketball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Template:Italy Squad EuroBasket 2005
Awards
Italian Supercup MVP

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