Pablo Sebastián Rodríguez
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Pablo Sebastián "Tato" Rodríguez (b. October 6, 1978) is a retired Argentine
basketball
player. He spent his mostly career at Peñarol de Mar del Plata, club where he played during 15 seasons until September, 2011. Rodriguez was forced to leave the professional activity after he was diagnosed with heart problems.
Rodríguez's health problem was similar to the illness that affected other basketball players such as Fabricio Oberto
and Leonardo Gutiérrez, but unlike him, Oberto and Gutiérrez could continue playing basketball.
Rodríguez played 610 matches for Peñarol, scoring 7,106 points (including 996 three-point field goal
s). He also won three Liga Nacional de Básquet championships.
On November 24, 2011, Peñarol paid tribute to "Tato" Rodríguez retiring his emblematic #8 jersey. The retirement ceremony was held before the match that Peñarol disputed against Weber Bahía Estudiantes in Mar del Plata.
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...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He spent his mostly career at Peñarol de Mar del Plata, club where he played during 15 seasons until September, 2011. Rodriguez was forced to leave the professional activity after he was diagnosed with heart problems.
Rodríguez's health problem was similar to the illness that affected other basketball players such as Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player. At and , he plays as a center. With Liga Nacional de Básquet in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993 and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece...
and Leonardo Gutiérrez, but unlike him, Oberto and Gutiérrez could continue playing basketball.
Rodríguez played 610 matches for Peñarol, scoring 7,106 points (including 996 three-point field goal
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
s). He also won three Liga Nacional de Básquet championships.
On November 24, 2011, Peñarol paid tribute to "Tato" Rodríguez retiring his emblematic #8 jersey. The retirement ceremony was held before the match that Peñarol disputed against Weber Bahía Estudiantes in Mar del Plata.
Career
- Peñarol (1994-98, 1999-2003, 2004-11)
- Ciclista Juinense (1998-99)
- Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors (basketball)-External links:* * * *...
(2003-04)
Personal honours
- Best three-point field goal average in second division (TNA): 1998-99
- Best three-point field goal average in first division: 1999-2000
- Best assistanceAssist (basketball)In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
player of the season: 2004-05, 2005-06. - Number 8 retired by Peñarol