Pedro Vicente Fonseca

Pedro Vicente Fonseca
Personal information
Born21 January 1935 (1935-01-21) (age 84)
São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
PositionPoint guard
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1959 Santiago de Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Mexico City
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Colombia

Pedro "Pecente" Vicente da Fonseca, commonly known as Picente Fonseca, or simply as Picente (born January 21, 1935, in São Vicente) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.80 m (5'11") tall, he played at the point guard position.[1]

Professional career

As a professional player, he played for several clubs, including: São Vicente, Santos, and XV de Piracicaba.[1]

National team career

With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Picente won the gold medal at the 1959 FIBA World Championship, in Chile. He also won bronze medals at the 1955 Pan American Games, and the 1959. He also won a bronze medal at the 1955 FIBA South American Championship. In total, he played in 26 official games with the senior Brazilian national team, scoring a total of 151 points.[1]

Post-playing career

After he ended his basketball playing career, Picente became the technical coordinator of the Clube de Campo de Piracicaba youth basketball teams, as well as the director of AVEBESP, which is the veteran basketball players association of São Paulo state.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pecente" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Basketball Confederation. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  2. ^ "Pedro Vicente Fonseca "Pecente"" (in Portuguese). AVEBESP. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-22.