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Diego Osella
	Diego Osella, wearing the Atenas de Córdoba jersey
Personal information
Born	September 4, 1969 (age 55); Oncativo, Córdoba, Argentina
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career	1988–2011
Position	Center
Career history
1988–1992	Atenas de Córdoba
1992–1993	Club Banco de Córdoba
1993–2000	Atenas de Córdoba
2000–2001	Lucentum Alicante
2001	Atenas de Córdoba
2001–2002	Estudiantes de Olavarría
2002–2003	Pallacanestro Varese
2003–2010	Atenas de Córdoba
2010–2011	Juventud Sionista
Career highlights and awards
	Pan American Club Championship champion (1996); 3× FIBA South American League champion (1997, 1998, 2004); 2× South American Club Championship champion (1993, 1994); 6× Argentine League champion (1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2009); Argentine League Finals MVP (1999); NO. 11 jersey retired by Atenas;
Men's Basketball
Representing Argentina
Pan American Games
FIBA South American Championship

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Diego Marcelo Osella (born September 4, 1969) is a retired^[1] Argentine professional basketball player.

Professional career

Osella was the Argentine League Finals MVP in 1999.

National team career

With the senior Argentine national basketball team, Osella competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where his team finished in ninth place in the overall-rankings. A year earlier, he helped claim Argentina's first ever gold medal in senior men's basketball, at the 1995 Pan American Games, after defeating the United States in the final, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.^[2]

Titles

Clubs

Liga Nacional de Básquet: 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2008–09
Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes: 1993, 1994
Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
Liga Sudamericana de Clubes: 1997, 1998, 2004

All club championships were won playing with Atenas.

National team

Sudamericano Juvenil: 1988
Pan American Games gold medal: 1995
Sudamericano Mayores gold medal: 2001 ^[3]

Personal honours

Liga Nacional de Básquet Statistical Leaders:
- Most games played in the Liga Nacional at the time he retired (1,096) ^[4]
- Most rebounds in the Liga Nacional (6,804).
- Most blocks in the Liga Nacional (989).
- 5th all-time top scorer in the Liga Nacional (12,358).
Number 11 jersey retired by Atenas: (2011)^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Diego Osella se retira del básquetbol tras 23 temporadas, La Prensa, 2011-04-19
^ sports-reference Diego Osella profile at Sports-Reference
^ El histórico Diego Osella, La Nación, 2009-05-27
^ Diego Osella jugará su partido 1.000, Cancha Llena, 2009-11-06
^ Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Gualeguaychú a Diario webpage
^ Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, La Mañana de Cordoba website
^ Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella, Día a Día Deportes

External links

Number 11 retirement video at BasketBlog.com (in Spanish)

[1] Diego Osella se retira del básquetbol tras 23 temporadas, La Prensa, 2011-04-19

[2] sports-reference Diego Osella profile at Sports-Reference

[3] El histórico Diego Osella, La Nación, 2009-05-27

[4] Diego Osella jugará su partido 1.000, Cancha Llena, 2009-11-06

[5] Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Gualeguaychú a Diario webpage

[6] Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, La Mañana de Cordoba website

[7] Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella, Día a Día Deportes

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 {{For|former football player|Diego Mario Francisco Osella}}
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 | name         = Diego Osella
-| nickname     = ''La Torre (The Tower)''
+| image        = Diego Osella.jpg
+| caption      = Diego Osella, wearing the Atenas de Córdoba jersey
-| position     = [[Center (basketball)|Centar]]
+| position     = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
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 | birth_place  = [[Oncativo]], [[Córdoba, Argentina]]
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 | career_start = 1988
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 | team9        = [[Juventud Sionista]]
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+*[[Pan American Club Basketball Championship|Pan American Club Championship]] champion (1996)
+*3× [[FIBA South American League]] champion (1997, 1998, 2004)
+*2× [[South American Club Basketball Championship|South American Club Championship]] champion (1993, 1994)
+*6× [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentine League]] champion (1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
 *[[Liga Nacional de Básquet Awards|Argentine League Finals MVP]] (1999)
+* NO. 11 jersey retired by [[Atenas de Córdoba|Atenas]]
-*6x [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentine League]] champion (1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
-*3x [[South American Basketball League|South American League]] champion (1997, 1998, 2004)
-*2x [[South American Club Basketball Championship|South American Club Championship]] champion (1993, 1994)
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+{{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]]}}
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-{{MedalCompetition|[[South American Basketball Championship|South American Championship]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
+{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | }}
-{{MedalGold|[[South American Basketball Championship|2001 Valdivia]] | [[Argentina national basketball team|National Team]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA South American Championship]]}}
+{{MedalGold|[[South American Basketball Championship|2001 Valdivia]] | }}
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+'''Diego Marcelo Osella''' (born September 4, 1969) is a retired<ref>[http://www.laprensa.com.ar/Note.aspx?Note=373979 Diego Osella se retira del básquetbol tras 23 temporadas], ''La Prensa'', 2011-04-19</ref> Argentine professional [[basketball]] player.
-'''Diego Marcelo Osella''' (born September 4, 1969) is a retired<ref>[http://www.laprensa.com.ar/Note.aspx?Note=373979 Diego Osella se retira del básquetbol tras 23 temporadas], ''La Prensa'', 2011-04-19</ref> Argentine professional [[basketball]] player.
 ==Professional career==
 Osella was the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet Awards|Argentine League Finals MVP]] in 1999.
-==Argentine national team==
+==National team career==
-With the senior [[Argentine national basketball team]], Osella competed at the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where his team finished in ninth place in the overall-rankings. A year earlier, he helped claim Argentina's first ever gold medal in senior men's basketball, at the [[Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995 Pan American Games]], after defeating the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States]] in the final, in [[Mar del Plata, Argentina]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/diego-osella-1.html sports-reference Diego Osella profile at Sports-Reference]</ref>
+With the senior [[Argentine national basketball team]], Osella competed at the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where his team finished in ninth place in the overall-rankings. A year earlier, he helped claim Argentina's first ever gold medal in senior men's basketball, at the [[Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995 Pan American Games]], after defeating the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States]] in the final, in [[Mar del Plata, Argentina]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/diego-osella-1.html sports-reference Diego Osella profile at Sports-Reference]</ref>
 ==Titles==
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 * [[Liga Nacional de Básquet]]: 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2008–09
 * [[Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes]]: 1993, 1994
-* Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes: 1996
+* [[Pan American Club Basketball Championship|Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes]]: 1996
 * [[South American Basketball League|Liga Sudamericana de Clubes]]: 1997, 1998, 2004
-::''All club championship were won playing for Atenas.''
+::''All club championships were won playing with [[Asociación Deportiva Atenas|Atenas]].''
 ===National team===
 * Sudamericano Juvenil: 1988
-* [[Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]: 1995
+* [[Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] gold medal: 1995
-* [[South American Basketball Championship|Sudamericano Mayores]]: 2001 <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1132630-el-historico-diego-osella-su-record-y-las-ganas-de-seguir El histórico Diego Osella], ''La Nación'', 2009-05-27</ref>
+* [[South American Basketball Championship|Sudamericano Mayores]] gold medal: 2001 <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1132630-el-historico-diego-osella-su-record-y-las-ganas-de-seguir El histórico Diego Osella], ''La Nación'', 2009-05-27</ref>
 ==Personal honours==
-* Most games played in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] at the time he retired (1,041) <ref>[http://www.canchallena.com/1195717-diego-osella-jugara-su-partido-numero-1000 Diego Osella jugará su partido 1.000], ''Cancha Llena'', 2009-11-06</ref>
+*[[Liga Nacional de Básquet Statistical Leaders]]:
+** Most games played in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] at the time he retired (1,096) <ref>[http://www.canchallena.com/1195717-diego-osella-jugara-su-partido-numero-1000 Diego Osella jugará su partido 1.000], ''Cancha Llena'', 2009-11-06</ref>
-* Most rebounds in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (6,644).
+** Most rebounds in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (6,804).
-* Most blocks in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (970).
+** Most blocks in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (989).
-* 4th all-time top scorer in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (12,076).
+** 5th all-time top scorer in the [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Liga Nacional]] (12,358).
-* Number '''11''' jersey retired by [[Atenas de Córdoba|Atenas]] <ref>[http://www.gualeguaychuadiario.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3219:atenas-retiro-el-numero-11-de-diego-osella&catid=297:deportes&Itemid=400 Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella], ''Gualeguaychú a Diario'' webpage</ref><ref>[http://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/nota.php?ni=73290 Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401081753/http://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/nota.php?ni=73290 |date=2012-04-01 }}, ''La Mañana de Cordoba'' website</ref><ref>[http://www.diaadia.com.ar/deportes/atenas-retira-camiseta-11-osella Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella], ''Día a Día Deportes''</ref>
+* Number '''11''' jersey retired by [[Atenas de Córdoba|Atenas]]: (2011)<ref>[http://www.gualeguaychuadiario.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3219:atenas-retiro-el-numero-11-de-diego-osella&catid=297:deportes&Itemid=400 Atenas retiró el 11 de Diego Osella] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425150554/http://www.gualeguaychuadiario.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3219%3Aatenas-retiro-el-numero-11-de-diego-osella&catid=297%3Adeportes&Itemid=400 |date=2012-04-25 }}, ''Gualeguaychú a Diario'' webpage</ref><ref>[http://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/nota.php?ni=73290 Atenas retirará la camiseta 11 en homenaje a Diego Osella] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401081753/http://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/nota.php?ni=73290 |date=2012-04-01 }}, ''La Mañana de Cordoba'' website</ref><ref>[http://www.diaadia.com.ar/deportes/atenas-retira-camiseta-11-osella Atenas retira la camiseta 11 de Osella], ''Día a Día Deportes''</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://basquetblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/atenas-retiro-la-camiseta-de-diego-osella/ Number 11 retirement video at BasketBlog.com] {{es icon}}
+*[http://basquetblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/atenas-retiro-la-camiseta-de-diego-osella/ Number 11 retirement video at BasketBlog.com] {{in lang|es}}
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