Meo Sacchetti
Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player, who is recently the head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2.
Standing at a height of, he played at the power forward, during his playing career. As a player, he won the silver medal with the Italian men's national [basketball team|Italian national team], at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow.
Playing career
Club playing career
At the pro club level, Sacchetti played with several Italian teams, and he competed in Italy's top-tier level, the Lega Basket Serie A. He played with Saclà Asti, during the 1973–74 season. He them moved to Saclà Torino, where he spent the 1974–75 season. He then played with Fernet Tonic Bologna, from 1976 to 1979. In his first season with Bologna, the 1976–77 season, Sacchetti played in the Italian Second Division competition, the Serie A2.After that, Sacchetti again played with Torino, from 1979 to 1984. He finished his playing career with Ciao Crem Varese, where he played from 1984 to 1992.
National team career
Sacchetti was a member of the senior men's Italian national team. With Italy's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket, and a bronze medal at the 1985 FIBA EuroBasket.Sachetti also represented Italy at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and at the 1986 [FIBA World Championship].