Martín Leiva

Martín Leiva

Position	Center
Height	2.10 metres (6 ft 11 in)
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Team	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Born	April 23, 1980 (1980-04-23) (age 31) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Pro career	1998–present
Career history	Ferro Carril Oeste (1998–2001) Basketball (2001–2007) Autocid Ford Burgos (2007–2008) Baloncesto León (2008–2009) Peñarol de Mar del Plata (2009– )
Awards	4x LNB (2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11) 3x Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (2004, 2005, 2006) FIBA Americas League (2009–10) FIBA Americas Championship (2011)
Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for  Argentina FIBA Americas Championship Silver 2005 Santo Domingo National Team Silver 2007 Las Vegas National Team Gold 2011 Mar del Plata National Team South American Basketball Championship Silver 2003 Montevideo National team
Last updated on: 22:39, 20 August 2011 (UTC).

Martín Darío Leiva (born April 23, 1980) is an Argentine basketball player. He is 2.10 m (6 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in) tall and plays the center position.

Club career

Leiva debuted in the LNB (Argentine first division) on October 12, 1997, playing for Ferro Carril Oeste against Independiente de General Pico.^[1] He played four seasons with Ferro, and then 6 with Boca Juniors in the top division. With Boca, he won the 2003–04 and 2006–07 seasons of the LNB.^[1]

In 2007, he moved to Spain to play for Autocid Ford Burgos^[2] and, the following season, for Baloncesto León, both in the in the LEB (Spanish second).

In 2009, he returned to Argentina, signing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata. Upon his return, he helped the team win the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons of the LNB, as the 2009–10 FIBA Americas League.

International career

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  Argentina
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver	2005 Santo Domingo	National Team
Silver	2007 Las Vegas	National Team
Gold	2011 Mar del Plata	National Team
Marchand Cup
Silver	2007 San Juan	National Team
South American Basketball Championship
Silver	2003 Montevideo	National Team

Leiva made his debut for the Argentina national basketball team at age 19, playing the 1999 Pan American Games.^[1] He was later Bronze-medalist at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Championship.

In 2011, he was selected by coach Julio Lamas for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship provisional squad.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Malena Amelotti. "Un día como hoy: Nació Martín Leiva" (in Spanish). Última Bola. http://www.ultimabola.com.ar/articulos-otros.php?nota_num=1508&nota=efemerides. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
2. ^ Fran Martínez (2007-06-29). "Martín Leiva, nuevo jugador del Autocid Ford Burgos" (in Spanish). Solobasket.com. http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/martin/leiva/nuevo/jugador/autocid/ford/burgos/c-14974.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 

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Name	Leiva, Martin
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Date of birth	April 23, 1980
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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