 Chicho Sibilio in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 October 1958 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2019 (aged 60) San Gregorio de Nigua, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish / Dominican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2001–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1989 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Tau Vitoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Cañeros de la Romana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Los Prados | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | San Carlos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cándido Antonio Sibilio Hughes, most commonly known asChicho Sibilio[a] (3 October 1958 – 10 August 2019), was a Dominican-Spanish professionalbasketball player andcoach. During his pro club playing career, Sibilio, who was well-known for being a greatthree-point shooter, won theFIBA Club World Cup championship in1985, and theEuropean Super Cup championship in 1986. He was also aEuroLeague Finalist in1984.
As a member of the seniorSpanish national team, he competed in the men's tournament at the1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.[1]
Sibilio was born and raised in theDominican Republic. He grew up starring inyouth team competitions in the sports ofbaseball and basketball. In February 1976, at the age of 17, he moved toSpain. He acquired Spanish citizenship roughly a year later, on 16 June 1977.[2] With Barca's youth team, he won theISF World Schools' Championship in 1977.
During his professional club career, Sibilio played with the Spanish clubBarcelona, from 1976 to 1989. With Barcelona, he won Spain'stop-tier levelSpanish Primera División andSpanish ACB league championship five times, in the years1981,1983,1987,1988, and1989.[2] With Barcelona, he also won eightSpanish Cup titles (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,1983,1987, and1988), and theSpanish Super Cup title in 1987.
With Barcelona, in international club competition, he won the European-wide 2nd-tier levelFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup championship, in the1984–85 and1985–86 seasons, and the European-wide 3rd-tier levelFIBA Korać Cup championship, in the1986–87 season. He also won theEuropean Super Cup championship in 1986, and the1985 edition of theFIBA Club World Cup championship. He was never able to win Europe's top-tier level club competition, theEuroLeague, however he did play in theEuroLeague Finals in the1983–84 season, and in the1989 EuroLeague Final Four.
Sibilio also played with the Spanish clubTau Vitoria, before he retired, and put an end to his club playing career, after the conclusion of the1992–93 Spanish League season.[2]
Sibilio was a member of the senior men'sDominican Republic national team. With the Dominican Republic, he played at the1975 FIBA CentroBasket, and the1977 FIBA CentroBasket. He won the gold medal at the 1977 FIBA CentroBasket.
Sibilio was also a member of the senior men'sSpanish national team. With Spain's senior national team, he played at the following majorFIBA international tournaments: the1980 Summer Olympics, the1981 FIBA EuroBasket, the1982 FIBA World Cup, the1983 FIBA EuroBasket, the1985 FIBA EuroBasket, the1986 FIBA World Cup, and the1987 FIBA EuroBasket.
He won the silver medal with Spain at the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket. With Spain's national team, he had a total of 87caps, in which he scored a total of 1,324 points, for a careernational team scoring average of 15.2points per game.
Sibilio died on 10 August 2019, at a property he owned inSan Gregorio de Nigua, on the southern coast of theDominican Republic.[3][4]
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