Diego Pinheiro
{{short description|Brazilian basketball player}}
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Diego Pinheiro da Silva, commonly known as Diego Pinheiro, or simply as Diego (born June 14, 1980 in Brazil) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He is a 6'5" (1.95 m) swingman.
Professional career
Pinheiro has played professionally with Winner Limeira of Novo Basquete Brasil.[http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=BRA&PlayerID=27312 Player Profile] at latinbasket.com
National team career
Pinheiro is also a member of the Brazilian national basketball team.[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120803141442/http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/player/p/pid/32973/sid/4042/tid/250/profile.html Profile] at FIBA.com
Pinheiro made his debut for the senior team at the 2008 South American Championship, averaging 5.8 points and 2.7 assists per game for the team.[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120803141442/http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/player/p/pid/32973/sid/4042/tid/250/profile.html Profile] at FIBA.com He also competed for the gold-medal winning Brazilian team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, seeing action in five games off the bench for the Brazilians.[http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=BRA&PlayerID=27312 Profile] at latinbasket.com
Previously, Pinheiro competed for the junior national team at the 1999 World Championship for Junior Men as a 19-year-old. He was the team's second leading scorer, and helped the Brazilians to an eighth-place finish in the tournament.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/pid/32973/sid/2896/tid/250/_/1999_World_Championship_for_Junior_Men/group-standing.html FIBA Archive]
References
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Category:Brazilian men's basketball players
Category:Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Category:Novo Basquete Brasil players
Category:Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras basketball players
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
Category: Esporte Clube Pinheiros sportspeople
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