Mario Fioretti
{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}
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| name = Mario Fioretti
| image = 2023-10-27 ALBA Berlin gegen Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano (EuroLeague 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–096.jpg
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| caption = Fioretti in 2023
| position = Assistant coach
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| team = Olimpia Milano
| league = LBA
EuroLeague
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bergamo, Italy
| nationality = Italian
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| coach_start = 1999
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| cyears1 = 1999–2000
| cteam1 = Indiana Hoosiers (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2004–Present
| cteam2 = Olimpia Milano (assistant)
| highlights =
As assistant coach
- 5× Italian League champion (2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023)
- 4× Italian Cup champion (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
- 4× Italian Supercup champion (2016–2018, 2020)
- 3× Torneo Castelletto Ticino winner (2009, 2018–2019)
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Mario Fioretti (born 11 September 1973 ) is an Italian professional basketball coach, who is currently an assistant coach of Olimpia Milano of the LBA and the EuroLeague.
Coaching career
After graduating, he traveled to America wherein he became an assistant coach to Bobby Knight, the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. He stayed there for a year. After that, he went back to Italy and became an assistant coach for the Olimpia Milano in 2004 under head coach Attilio Caja. Since then, he has become a vital part of the team's coaching staff.{{cite web|url=http://web.legabasket.it/news/125107/olimpia_milano__presentato_ettore_messina___voglio_una_squadra_che_difenda__si_passi_la_palla_e_si_tuffi_per_terra_fin_dal_primo_giorno|title=Olimpia Milano, presented by Ettore Messina: "I want a team to defend, pass the ball and dive on the ground from day one"|publisher=LBA|date=June 19, 2019|accessdate=June 26, 2020}}
=Youth coaching career=
Fioretti is also an assistant coach for several youth teams in Bergamo since 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8vdyvgux37ap55gu/milan-makes-basketball-fun-in-the-dolomites|title=Milan makes basketball fun in the Dolomites|publisher=EuroLeague.net|date=July 13, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2020}}
Personal life
Mario Fioretti was born in Bergamo, in the Lombardy Region of Northern Italy. He graduated with a degree in Economics at University of Bergamo in 1999.
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Mario-Fioretti/AX-Armani-Exchange-Milano/10776] at EuroBasket.com
- [http://www.olimpiamilano.com/en/staff-tecnico/] at olimpiamilano.com
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Category:Italian basketball coaches
Category:Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States