# Walter Magnifico

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{{Short description|Italian basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Walter Magnifico
| image           = Walter Magnifico.jpg
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| caption         = Magnifico in 1975
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| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 10.25
| weight_lbs      = 232
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| number          = 
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|18}}
| birth_place     = [San Severo](/source/San_Severo), Italy
| college         =
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| career_start    = 1979
| career_end      = 2004
| coach_start     = 2004
| coach_end       = 2013
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| career_position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)) / [center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| years1          = 1979–1980	
| team1           = [Fortitudo Bologna](/source/Pallacanestro_Fortitudo_Bologna)
| years2          = 1980–1996	
| team2           = [VL Pesaro](/source/VL_Pesaro)
| years3          = 1996–1997	
| team3           = [Virtus Bologna](/source/Pallacanestro_Virtus_Bologna)
| years4          = 1997–1998	
| team4           = [Virtus Roma](/source/Pallacanestro_Virtus_Roma)
| years5          = 1998–2001	
| team5           = VL Pesaro
| years6          = 2003–2004
| team6           = Pallacanestro Firenze
| years7          = 2004	
| team7           = [NSB Rieti](/source/NSB_Rieti)
| cyears1         = 2004–2006	
| cteam1          = [NSB Rieti](/source/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](/source/FIBA_European_Selection) (1987, 1991 2×, 1996)
*[FIBA EuroStar](/source/FIBA_EuroStar) (1996)
*[FIBA Saporta Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup) champion (1983)
*2× [Italian League](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) champion (1988, 1990)
*3× [Italian Cup](/source/Italian_Basketball_Cup) winner (1985, 1992, 1997)
| medaltemplates  =
{{MedalSport | Men's [Basketball](/source/Basketball)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{bk|Italy}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[EuroBasket](/source/EuroBasket)}}
{{MedalBronze| [1985 West Germany](/source/EuroBasket_1985) | }}
{{MedalSilver| [1991 Italy](/source/EuroBasket_1991) | }}
}}

'''Walter Magnifico''' (born June 18, 1961) is an Italian former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player and coach. At a height of 2.09 m (6'10 {{1/4}}") tall, he played at the [power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)) and [center](/source/Center_(basketball)) 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](/source/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](/source/VL_Pesaro), thus becoming one of the club's emblems. While in [Pesaro](/source/Pesaro), he led his team to a [Saporta Cup](/source/Saporta_Cup) title in 1983, two [Italian League](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) championships, in 1988 and 1990, and to two [Italian Cup](/source/Italian_Basketball_Cup) titles, in 1985 and 1992. He also won a third Italian Cup, after his transfer to [Virtus Bologna](/source/Pallacanestro_Virtus_Bologna), in 1997.

==National team career==
Magnifico was a regular member of the senior [Italian national team](/source/Italian_national_basketball_team). He helped Italy win the bronze medal at the [1985 EuroBasket](/source/1985_EuroBasket), and the silver medal at the [1991 EuroBasket](/source/1991_EuroBasket).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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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Category:Living people
Category:Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Centers (basketball)
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Category:Italian basketball coaches
Category:Italian men's basketball players
Category:Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti players
Category:Olympic basketball players for Italy
Category:Virtus Roma players
Category:People from San Severo
Category:Power forwards
Category:Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
Category:Virtus Bologna players
Category:1986 FIBA World Championship players
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Foggia
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen

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