Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)

Peñarol (MDP)
NicknameMilrayitas (thousand-strips)
LeaguesLNB
Founded7 November 1922 (1922-11-07)
ArenaPolideportivo Islas Malvinas
LocationMar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Team colors   
PresidentDomingo Robles
Head coachLeonardo Gutiérrez
Championships5 Argentine championships
2 FIBA Americas League
2 Torneo InterLigas
3 Torneo Super 8
2 Copa Desafío
1 Copa Argentina
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Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is an Argentine sports club based in Mar del Plata. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which is currently playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 5 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).[1]

Apart from basketball, other activities held in Peñarol are football and martial arts.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Peñarol Mar del Plata roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 2 Tolosa, Facundo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
F/C 3 Basualdo, Iván 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1990-01-16)16 January 1990
PG 4 Guerra, Luciano 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1997-09-02)2 September 1997
PG 9 Vazquez, Facundo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1998-04-23)23 April 1998
F 11 Chapero, Martín 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2007-11-24)24 November 2007
F 15 Chiaraviglio, Nicolás 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2004-04-01)1 April 2004
G 18 Perez, Agustín 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1999-05-25)25 May 1999
F 19 Aman, Gonzalo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2008-04-21)21 April 2008
PG 33 Rossi, Gianluca 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2005-01-07)7 January 2005
C 35 Acuña, Roberto 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 35 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990
SF 73 Carreras, Xavier 31 – (1994-10-09)9 October 1994
Head coach
  • Adrian Capelli
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mariano Rodriguez
  • Hernan Ferrero

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 2024-05-26

Retired numbers

Peñarol's retired numbers
Nat. Player Pos. Tenure Num. Retirement
8 Tato Rodríguez PG 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2011 23 Nov 2011 [2][3]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Titles

National

International

Individual accomplishments

Olympic team selection

References

  1. ^ Miguel Romano (2010-10-10). "Cartón lleno para el gran campeón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23
  3. ^ "La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre" Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24