Antonio Porta
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Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti (born in 1983 in Firmat
, Santa Fe Province
, Argentina
) is an Argentinian professional basketball player. He plays the point guard
and shooting guard
positions. He is 6 ft 2 ¾ in (1.90 m) tall and he weighs 200 lbs. (91 kg).
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tournament. He has also represented his country at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Americas Championships, the 2006 South American Championship, and he made his Olympics debut in 2008, where he won the bronze medal.
Firmat
Firmat is a city located in the south of Santa Fe Province, Argentina in the Departamento General López. The main economic resources are agro-industry and agriculture. The city covers an area of about 226 km² . The population of Firmat stood at 18,294 per the 2001 national census...
, Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) is an Argentinian professional basketball player. He plays the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
and shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
positions. He is 6 ft 2 ¾ in (1.90 m) tall and he weighs 200 lbs. (91 kg).
Professional career
Porta has played with Air Avellino in the Lega Basket Serie A and with in the Russian SuperleagueRussian Basketball Super League
The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
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Argentine national basketball team
Porta is also a member of the Argentine national basketball team. He has represented it on a various number of occasions, making his debut with the national team at the 2005 Stankovic CupStankovic Cup
The FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup is an international basketball tournament for men's national teams held annually by the International Basketball Federation . The idea for the tournament came from Dr...
tournament. He has also represented his country at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Americas Championships, the 2006 South American Championship, and he made his Olympics debut in 2008, where he won the bronze medal.