Brazilian basketball player
Adilson Nascimento Born (1951-12-03 ) 3 December 1951São Paulo , BrazilDied 3 February 2009(2009-02-03) (aged 57)Campinas , Brazil Listed height 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Position Power forward / center
Adilson de Freitas Nascimento , also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento , or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. He died in 2009 due to cancer.[ 1]
Professional career
During his pro club career, Nascimento won the Brazilian Championship , in the year 1973, with Vila Nova .
National team career
With the senior Brazilian national basketball team , Nascimento competed at the following major world tournaments: the 1972 Summer Olympics , the 1974 FIBA World Cup , the 1978 FIBA World Cup , the 1980 Summer Olympics , the 1982 FIBA World Cup , and the 1984 Summer Olympics .[ 2]
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