Alejandro Montecchia

{{Short description|Argentine basketball player}}

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| name = Alejandro Montecchia

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| league = Retired

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|01|01}}

| birth_place = Bahía Blanca, Argentina

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| nationality = Argentine / Italian

| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 2009

| years1 = 1994–1998

| team1 = Olimpia de Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

| years2 = 1998–1999

| team2 = Boca Juniors (Argentina)

| years3 = 1999–2002

| team3 = Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)

| years4 = 2002–2005

| team4 = Pamesa Valencia (Spain)

| years5 = 2006

| team5 = Armani Jeans Milano (Italy)

| years6 = 2006–2009

| team6 = Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)

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{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2004 Athens | }}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver| 2002 Indianapolis | }}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA AmeriCup}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 San Juan | }}

{{MedalBronze|1999 San Juan | }}

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA South American Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Valdivia | }}

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Alejandro Ariel Montecchia (born 1972) is an Argentine retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/m/alejandro-montecchia.htm |title=Players Index: Alejandro Montecchia. |access-date=2008-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402125544/http://www.basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/m/alejandro-montecchia.htm |archive-date=2008-04-02 |url-status=dead }}

Professional career

In his pro career, Montecchia won the South American League and Argentine League championships in 1996. He also won the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup championship in the 2002–03 season. He was the South American League's MVP in 2008.

National team career

Montecchia was a regular on Argentina's senior national team, with which he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

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