Juan Pablo Cantero (born September 19, 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Unión de Santa Fe of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB).[1]
| No. 21 – Unión de Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LNB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 19, 1982 Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine / Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.25 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Dinamo Sassari | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | RB Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Juventud Sionista | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Atenas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Libertad Sunchales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Club Atlético Lanús | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Quimsa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Juventud Sionista | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Club Atlético Lanús | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Olimpia Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Peñarol Mar del Plata | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Unión de Santa Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
editIn 2007–08, Cantero averaged 11.2 points and 3.2 assists per game with Juventud Sionista of the Argentine League. In 2008–09, he averaged 13.2 points and 4.1 assists per game with the same club.
National team career
editOn the heels of his successful 2008–09 season, Cantero was called up to the Argentine national basketball team for the first time at the 2009 Marchand Cup.[2] He also competed with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, providing depth off the bench in helping the team qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Awards and accomplishments
editArgentine national team
edit- 2009 FIBA Americas Championship:
Bronze - 2010 South American Championship:
Silver
References
edit- ^ Juan Pablo Cantero signed - SL Benfica
- ^ "FIBA Americas 2009 Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2009-09-06.