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].

Coaching career

Clubs

Sacchetti began his basketball coaching career in 1993. While he was the head coach of Dinamo Sassari, he was named the Lega Basket [Serie A awards|Italian League Coach of the Year], in 2012. He won the Italian Cup title in 2014 and 2015. He also won the Italian Supercup title in 2014, and the Italian League championship in 2015.

Italian senior national team

In 2017, Sacchetti was named the head coach of the senior men's Italian national team, replacing Ettore Messina in that role. In 2022, he was replaced in the role by Gianmarco Pozzecco.

Personal life

Sacchetti's son, Brian Sacchetti, is a professional basketball player. Sacchetti coached his son Brian, while Brian was a player of the Italian League club Dinamo Sassari.