Ciclista Olímpico
| Olímpico | |||
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| Nickname | Negro | ||
| Leagues | Liga Nacional de Básquet Liga Sudamericana | ||
| Founded | 9 December 1921 | ||
| Arena | Vicente Rosales | ||
| Location | La Banda, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Team colors | |||
| President | Luis Moukarsel | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Narvarte | ||
| Website | ciclistaolimpico.com.ar | ||
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Club Olímpico La Banda, also known as simply Olímpico La Banda, is an Argentine sports club based in La Banda, Santiago del Estero. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top division of the Argentine league system.
Other sports practised at the club are field hockey, women's football, rugby union, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
History
The club was founded as "Ciclista Olímpico" ("Olympic Bicycle racer" in English) on December 9, 1921, first with bicycle racing as the main activity such as its name indicated. Soon, the club incorporated basketball as a new activity, being the first club in Santiago del Estero where members could play that sport.
Current roster
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Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
- Iván Basualdo
- Alejandro Diez
- Juan Pablo Figueroa
- Jonatan Machuca
- Michaell Jackson
- Gelvis Solano[1]
- Jeremiah Massey
- Ramon Clemente
- Guillermo Diaz
- Dionte Christmas
- Djibril Kante
- Kyle Lamonte
- Darren Phillip
- Justin Williams
Head coaches
References
- ^ Gelvis Solano, el “dueño” de la pelota El Liberal, 6 June 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. (in Spanish)