Enrico Gilardi

Enrico Gilardi is a former professional basketball player and coach from Italy. He was born in Rome. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Heart of Rome". He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2016.

Professional career

Gilardi was the team captain of the Italian League club Virtus Roma. With Virtus Roma, he won the EuroLeague championship in 1984, as well as the 1984 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
He is the leading scorer in the club history of Virtus Roma, with 3,393 total points scored. Gilardi ended his pro club career in 1991, with Filodoro Napoli being the last club that he played for.

National team career

Gilardi won the silver medal with the senior Italian national team, at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. With Italy, he also won the gold medal at the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 1985 FIBA EuroBasket.
Gilardi also represented Italy at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1979 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1981 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and the 1986 FIBA World Cup.

Coaching career

After he retired from his playing career, Gilardi became a basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Maltese women's national team at the 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. He led Malta to the bronze medal at the tournament.