- Amaury Pasos
Amaury Antônio Pasos (born on
December 11 ,1935 inSão Paulo ,Brazil ) is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin [http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/porondeanda/basquete/amaury.htm] .On club level he played for
Clube de Regatas Tietê (1949-1961), C.R. Sírio (1962-1965) and Corinthians (1966-1972). He won the Brazilian league in 1966 and 1969 and São Paulo league in 1966, 1968 and 1969.He played for the Brazilian national team, winning the 1959 World Championship (when he was named the MVP of the tournament) and 1963 World Championship. He also won silver medal in the 1954 World Championship, bronze medal in the 1960 Olympics and 1964 Olympics, bronze medal in the 1967 World Championship, silver medal in the
1963 Pan American Games and bronze medal in the1955 Pan American Games .He was enshrined in the
FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.External links
* [http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/play/2007/p/lid_17904_newsid/19990/bio.html FIBA Hall of Fame page on Pasos]
*pt icon [http://www.cbb.com.br/atletas_tecnicos/atleta_tecnico.asp?cod=2978&tipo=3&msb= Profile]
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