Antonio Porta

This article is about the basketball player. For the Italian writer, see Antonio Porta (author).

Antonio Porta

Personal information
Born	(1983-10-28) October 28, 1983 (age 41) Fimat, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Listed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2000–2017
Position	Point guard
Number	5
Career history
2000–2002	Echagüe Paraná
2002	Andrea Costa Imola
2002–2006	Basket Livorno
2006–2007	Angelico Biella
2007–2008	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2008–2010	Air Avellino
2010–2012	Scaligera Basket Verona
2012–2013	Scafati Basket
2013	Valladolid
2013–2016	Svendborg Rabbits
2016	Amici Pallacanestro Udinese
2016–2017	Svendborg Rabbits
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Argentina Summer Olympic Games 2008 Beijing FIBA Diamond Ball 2008 Nanjing FIBA AmeriCup 2005 Santo Domingo 2007 Las Vegas FIBA South American Championship 2006 Caracas

Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti (born 28 October 1983) is a former Argentine-Italian^[1][2] professional basketball player, who lasted played with the Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Basketball League. He played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Porta is now a basketball coach on the "Svendborg Efterskole" in Svendborg, Denmark. He is the coach of a group of young teenagers.

Professional career

Porta played with several clubs in the Italian League, and also in the Spanish League and the Russian Super League.

National team career

Porta was a member of the senior Argentine national basketball team. He made his debut with the national team at the 2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup. He also played with Argentina at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2006 South American Championship, and the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. He was also a part of the Argentina squad that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

References

1. "Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti nacionalidad | licencia: ITA | EUR {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
2. "Antonio Porta Naz. Sportiva: ITA " (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2017-06-19.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Italian League Profile Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
• FIBA.com Profile (archive)