Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

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Personal information
Born	(1944-01-18)January 18, 1944 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Career information
Playing career	1960–1982
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1960–1961	Clube Espéria (Brazil)
1961–1969	Corinthians (Brazil)
1969–1972	Venezia (Italy)
1972	Trianon Clube (Brazil)
1972–1973	Sírio (Brazil)
1973–1978	Palmeiras (Brazil)
1978–1982	São José dos Campos (Brazil)
Career highlights and awards
5x Brazilian champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981) FIBA Order of Merit (1994)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Representing Brazil Men's Basketball Summer Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo National Team FIBA World Cup 1963 Brazil National Team 1970 Yugoslavia National Team 1967 Uruguay National Team 1978 Philippines National Team Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo National Team 1975 Mexico City National Team 1979 San Juan National Team South American Championship 1963 Lima National Team 1968 Asunción National Team 1971 Montevideo National Team 1973 Bogotá National Team 1977 Valdivia National Team

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002) was a basketball player from Brazil. Often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time, Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Maciel won a total of 8 medals in Summer Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.

In 2009, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a player. On April 5, 2010, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, and was formally inducted on August 13.

External links

• (Portuguese) Brazilian Basketball Federation Profile