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Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (born March 21, 1975 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine professional basketball player, currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He is a 6' 10", 245 lb center/power forward. He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship.
At age 17, Oberto went to a trial at AD Atenas de Córdoba, one of the most important basketball clubs in Argentina, and was selected to start the following year, and started playing professionally later that year. In 1998, after being chosen MVP of the Argentine league, he transferred to the Greek Olympiacos, starting his European experience that would take him to Spain's TAU Cerámica a year later. After 2 Spanish leagues with TAU, he moved to Pamesa Valencia in 2002.
He started playing with Argentina shortly before his 20th birthday in 1995, and since then has played 70 matches, and won a number of tournaments including the 2004 Olympic gold medal match.
[edit] NBA career
In 2005, after voiding his contract with Pamesa, Oberto signed a 3-year, US$ 7.5 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, where he joined fellow Argentinian Emanuel Ginobili. He kept jersey #7, the same number used with the Argentine national basketball team.
During the first year of his NBA stint, Oberto was no longer the key player he had been in Europe, playing less than 9 minutes per game on average. He nonetheless was very satisfied with his role on the Spurs, a perennial championship contender.
In his second NBA season, Oberto became more of a factor in the Spurs rotation - starting in some games and getting his first double-double on November 8 when he scored 22 points (11/11 in doubles) and pulled down 10 rebounds. [1] He also became a pivotal player for the Spurs during the 2006-2007 Western Conference Finals, averaging 31 minutes and 14 points in the first two games of the series.[2]
[edit] Titles
- 2007 NBA Champion
- 2004 Olympic Gold Medal (Argentina)
- 2003 Silver Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
- 2002/2003 ULEB Cup (Pamesa Valencia)
- 2002 Silver Medal World Cup Indianapolis 2002 (Argentina)
- 2001/2002 Spanish League (TAU Cerámica)
- 2001 Golden Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
- 2001/2002 Copa del Rey (TAU Cerámica)
- 1997/98 Argentine League (Atenas [3])
- 1998 Liga Sudamericana (Atenas)
- 1997 Liga Sudamericana (Atenas)
- 1996 Panamericano de Clubes (Atenas)
- 1995 Silver Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
- 1994 Panamericano de Clubes (Atenas)
- 1994 Argentine Young League (Atenas)
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