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Dino Meneghin was born on 18 January, 1950 in Alano di Piave, Italy, is an Italian basketball player. Discover Dino Meneghin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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Capricorn |
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18 January 1950 |
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18 January |
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Alano di Piave, Italy |
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Ytaly
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He is a member of famous player with the age 74 years old group.
Dino Meneghin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 74 years old, Dino Meneghin height is 2.06 m .
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2.06 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Andrea Meneghin |
Dino Meneghin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dino Meneghin worth at the age of 74 years old? Dino Meneghin’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Ytaly. We have estimated Dino Meneghin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player.
He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats.
A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto (northeast Italy).
He holds the record for the most EuroLeague championships won by a player, with seven, when counting all formats of the competition's history, dating back to the inaugural 1958 season.
On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese.
He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.
Meneghin became the second player from a European league to be drafted by an NBA team, when the Atlanta Hawks manager Marty Blake selected him with a late-round pick in the 1970 NBA draft.
He never played in the USA, however.
With Italy, he won the bronze medal at both the 1971 EuroBasket and the 1975 EuroBasket.
In 1980 and 1983, he was elected European Player of the Year: Mr. Europa, and he also won the Euroscar European Player of the Year award in 1983.
He also won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and the gold medal at the 1983 EuroBasket.
In 1991, he was named the greatest FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) basketball player of all time, by the Italian basketball magazine Giganti del Basket.
One of the greatest records of his career is his number of Finals appearances in the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague).
He played in 10 consecutive finals with Pallacanestro Varese, winning 5; and later in 2 more consecutive finals with Olimpia Milano, winning both.
Finally, before his playing career ended, Meneghin played in the Italian League against his son, Andrea, who was also a great international player.
In 2003, Meneghin became a Basketball Hall of Fame player.
On 5 September 2003 Meneghin became the second Italian player to enter into the Basketball Hall of Fame, after Cesare Rubini, who served Olimpia Milano, both as player and coach between the 1940s and the 1970s.
After his playing career ended, Meneghin has since worked for the Italian Basketball Federation and for Olimpia Milano.
Dino Meneghin is the father of Andrea Meneghin, who also played professional basketball.
Andrea played against his father, during the latter's last season as a pro.
In 2006, he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 2010, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player.
In total, Meneghin played in 836 games and scored 8,560 points in the Italian League championship.
On 28 October 2019, 25 years after he last played professionally, Olimpia Milano retired the number 11 in honor of Meneghin.
The number 11 matched the number of seasons that he had played with the Italian club.
With the senior Italian national basketball team, Meneghin played in 271 games, and totaled 2,847 points scored.