{{Short description|Italian basketball player and coach}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Walter Magnifico | image = Walter Magnifico.jpg | image_size = | caption = Magnifico in 1975 | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10.25 | weight_lbs = 232 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|18}} | birth_place = San Severo, Italy | college = | high_school = | draft_round = | draft_pick = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 1979 | career_end = 2004 | coach_start = 2004 | coach_end = 2013 | career_number = | career_position = Power forward / center | years1 = 1979–1980 | team1 = Fortitudo Bologna | years2 = 1980–1996 | team2 = VL Pesaro | years3 = 1996–1997 | team3 = Virtus Bologna | years4 = 1997–1998 | team4 = Virtus Roma | years5 = 1998–2001 | team5 = VL Pesaro | years6 = 2003–2004 | team6 = Pallacanestro Firenze | years7 = 2004 | team7 = NSB Rieti | cyears1 = 2004–2006 | cteam1 = NSB Rieti (assistant) | cyears2 = 2007 | cteam2 = Cestistica San Severo | cyears3 = 2009 | cteam3 = Foligno Basket | cyears4 = 2012–2013 | cteam4 = Misano Pirates (Under-19 team) | highlights = '''As a player:''' *4× FIBA European Selection (1987, 1991 2×, 1996) *FIBA EuroStar (1996) *FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1983) *2× Italian League champion (1988, 1990) *3× Italian Cup winner (1985, 1992, 1997) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}} {{MedalCountry | {{bk|Italy}} }} {{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}} {{MedalBronze| 1985 West Germany | }} {{MedalSilver| 1991 Italy | }} }}
'''Walter Magnifico''' (born June 18, 1961) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.09 m (6'10 {{1/4}}") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. He is considered to be one of the best Italian basketball players ever, and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
==Professional career== After playing with the junior teams of Cestistica San Severo, Magnifico spent most of his pro career with VL Pesaro, thus becoming one of the club's emblems. While in Pesaro, he led his team to a Saporta Cup title in 1983, two Italian League championships, in 1988 and 1990, and to two Italian Cup titles, in 1985 and 1992. He also won a third Italian Cup, after his transfer to Virtus Bologna, in 1997.
==National team career== Magnifico was a regular member of the senior Italian national team. He helped Italy win the bronze medal at the 1985 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 1991 EuroBasket.
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==External links== *[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.roundID_2566.season_1995.teamID_1027.playerID_7683.html Fibaeurope.com profile] *[http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/player-nominees#magnifico Euroleague.net 50 greatest contributors - nominees] *{{Olympics.com profile|walter-magnifico}}
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