Dino Meneghin
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Born
1950 (76 years old)
Alano di Piave, ItalyPosition
Center
Status
Retired
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White
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight
243 lb (110 kg)
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Dino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation: , Venetian: ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto (northeast Italy). On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.
He holds the record for the most EuroLeague championships won by a player, with seven, when counting all formats of the competition's history, dating back to the inaugural 1958 season. In 2003, Meneghin became a Basketball Hall of Fame player. In 2006, he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player.
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 Lega Basket |  Olimpia Milano | 1988-1989 | |
 EuroLeague | Olimpia Milano | 1987-1988 | |
 FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Olimpia Milano | 1987 | |
| Lega Basket | Olimpia Milano | 1986-1987 | |
| EuroLeague | Olimpia Milano | 1986-1987 | |
| Lega Basket | Olimpia Milano | 1985-1986 | |
| Lega Basket | Olimpia Milano | 1984-1985 | |
 FIBA Korać Cup | Olimpia Milano | 1984-1985 | |
 FIBA EuroBasket |  Italy Basketball | 1983 | |
| Lega Basket | Olimpia Milano | 1981-1982 | |
 Olympics Silver | Italy Basketball | 1980 | |
 FIBA Saporta Cup |  Pallacanestro Varese | 1979-1980 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1977-1978 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1976-1977 | |
| EuroLeague | Pallacanestro Varese | 1975-1976 | |
| EuroLeague | Pallacanestro Varese | 1974-1975 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1973-1974 | |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Pallacanestro Varese | 1973 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1972-1973 | |
| EuroLeague | Pallacanestro Varese | 1972-1973 | |
| EuroLeague | Pallacanestro Varese | 1971-1972 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1970-1971 | |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Pallacanestro Varese | 1970 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1969-1970 | |
| EuroLeague | Pallacanestro Varese | 1969-1970 | |
| Lega Basket | Pallacanestro Varese | 1968-1969 | |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Pallacanestro Varese | 1967 | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Pallacanestro Varese | 1966-1967 |
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| Pallacanestro Varese | 1966-1980 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Olimpia Milano | 1980-1990 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Pallacanestro Trieste | 1990-1993 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Olimpia Milano | 1993-1994 | Permanent | - | - |
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