Tayavek Gallizzi
Tayavek Gallizzi (born February 8, 1993) is an Argentine professional basketball player who currently plays for Regatas Corrientes of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He defends Argentina.
Gallizi with Argentina, in 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 83 – Club La Unión | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Argentine League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Fe, Argentina | February 8, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Quilmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Quimsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Club La Unión | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Regatas Corrientes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
Gallizzi began his professional club basketball career with Quilmes Mar del Plata. He helped Quilmes earn a league promotion from the Argentine 2nd Division (TNA), to the Argentine 1st Division (LNB), in the 2012–13 season. He joined the Argentine club Quimsa, in 2016, and moved to the Argentine club, Club La Unión, in 2017.
National team career
Gallizzi defended Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[1] He defended Argentina at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship bringing home a silver medal, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[2] He defended Argentina at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and brought home a silver medal after a loss in the tournament final against Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]
References
- "Tayavek Gallizzi Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Tayavek GALLIZZI (ARG).
- "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
External links
- Tayavek Gallizzi at eurobasket.com
- Tayavek Gallizzi at fiba.com