Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and currentsports agent.[1] He is the father ofDanilo Gallinari, who plays for theWashington Wizards in theNBA.
He was born inSant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his playing career, Gallinari was known as a tough defensive player.[2] He was also a teammate of formerHouston Rockets coachMike D'Antoni.
He is the father and attorney ofDanilo Gallinari, also a basketball player, who is currently unemployed.
A defensive specialist, much of his career was spent wearing theOlimpia Milano jersey, where he was a key player in winning many trophies in theDan Peterson era, including the 1987 grand slam when the Milanese won the Champions Cup, Scudetto and Coppa Italia. The scudetti won will total four. He remained at Olimpia Milano until 1987, until he moved one season toPallacanestro Pavia in Serie A2 and later to Virtus Bologna, helping to enrich his and theVirtus Bologna team's palmarès.
In the 1990s he played for one season atGlaxo Verona. Then he moved on toLibertas Pallacanestro Livorno, a club that, however, went bankrupt two years later: his tag, still tied to the Tuscan club, was blocked for a year.[3] When this period ended, he concluded his competitive career close to home, atUnione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo in the minor leagues.
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