Asociación Deportiva Atenas

Atenas
Nickname Griego
Leagues Liga Nacional de Básquet
Founded 17 April 1938 (1938-04-17)
Arena Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti / Orfeo Superdomo
Location Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Team colors Green, White          
President Luis Schenone
Head coach Alejandro Lotterio
Championships 9 Argentine championships
3 Liga Sudamericana
2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
2 Copa de Campeones
1 Campeonato Panamericano
1 Torneo Super 8
1 Top 4
1 Copa Argentina
Website atenas.com.ar
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The 1987 roster that won the first title for the club, with Milanesio among them.

Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball. Club's home arena is Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti, while some high attendance games are held at the Orfeo Superdomo.

Apart from basketball, other sports practised at Atenas are gymnastics, swimming and volleyball.[1]

History

The club was founded on March 7, 1938 mainly by former members of the New Tennis Club. Sports practiced at the club include athletics, chess, biking, swimming, gymnastics, judo and karate. However, Atenas is internationally recognised for its basketball team.

Before the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (first Argentine nationwide professional league), Atenas was successful at the Cordobese local basketball league, winning the championship consecutively between 1948 and 1957 (exception made of 1953).

Since the creation of the Liga Nacional in 1984, Atenas has become the most successful team in the league, winning the championship 9 times: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2008–09. Moreover, the Córdoba outfit has won the Liga Sudamericana (South American League) in 1997, 1998 and 2004, and the former Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (South American Clubs Championship) in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

Many Argentine internationals have played in Atenas, namely Fabricio Oberto,[2] Walter Herrmann, Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Patricio Prato, Gabriel Mikulas, Diego Lo Grippo, Fernando Prato, Bruno Lábaque, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Diego Osella, Carlos Cerutti and Juan Espil, among others.

Players

Current roster

Atenas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 1 Argentina Gerbaudo, Diego 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1989-08-13)13 August 1989
G 3 Argentina Rivero, Juan Manuel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1985-02-02)2 February 1985
SF 4 Argentina Lo Grippo, Diego 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 38 – (1978-01-22)22 January 1978
SF 6 Argentina Mikulas, Gabriel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1981-01-03)3 January 1981
PG 7 Argentina Lábaque, Bruno (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 39 – (1977-11-11)11 November 1977
G 8 Argentina Gonzalez, Luciano 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990
F 13 United States Lamonte, Kyle 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1984-09-07)7 September 1984
G 14 Argentina Mare, Lautaro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (1998-04-06)6 April 1998
C 21 Argentina Torres, Juan Manuel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 32 – (1984-02-24)24 February 1984
PG 22 Argentina Basualdo, Jonathan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
SF 26 Argentina Pautasso, Agustín 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997
F 31 Argentina Corzo, Mauricio 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1995-07-02)2 July 1995
PG 41 Argentina Baralle, Franco 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 17 – (1999-03-25)25 March 1999
Head coach
  • Argentina Gustavo Miravet
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Gustavo Rossotto
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2015-09-22

Retired Numbers

Atenas has retired three numbers to date, being the first team which retired a jersey (in 2002, with Marcelo Milanesio's legendary #9).

Atenas retired numbers
N° Player Position Seasons with the team Num. Retirem. Refs
5 Argentina Héctor Campana SG 1982-2002 2005 [3][4]
9 Argentina Marcelo Milanesio PG 1987-88, 1991–92, 1996-2000, 2002-04 2002 [3]
11 Argentina Diego Osella C 1988-92, 1993-2001, 2003-10 2011 [5][6][7]

Titles

Domestic

International

Regional

References

  1. ↑ "Otros deportes" - Atenas website
  2. ↑ "El regreso más esperado", Clarín, 2 January 2013
  3. 1 2 Milanesio y Campana homenajeados con el retiro de las míticas "9" y "5" Pick and Roll website, 2005-11-05
  4. ↑ Atenas retira la camiseta de Héctor "Pichi" Campana, Infobae, 2005-07-12
  5. ↑ Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella, Gualeguaychú a Diario webpage
  6. ↑ Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella, La Mañana de Cordoba website
  7. ↑ Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella, Día a Día Deportes

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