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Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

File:Ubiratan Pereira Maciel.jpg
Personal information
Born	(1944-01-18)January 18, 1944 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	July 17, 2002(2002-07-17) (aged 58) Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height
Career information
Pro career	1960–1982
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1960–1961	Clube Espéria (Brazil)
1961–1969	Corinthians (Brazil)
1969–1972	Venezia (Italy)
1972	Trianon Clube (Brazil)
1972–1973	Sírio (Brazil)
1973–1978	Palmeiras (Brazil)
1978–1982	São José dos Campos (Brazil)
Career highlights and awards
5x Brazilian champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981) FIBA Order of Merit (1994)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for Brazil |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Men's Basketball |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Summer Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1964 Tokyo || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | FIBA World Cup |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1963 Brazil || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1970 Yugoslavia || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1967 Uruguay || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1978 Philippines || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan American Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1963 São Paulo || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1975 Mexico City || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1979 San Juan || National Team |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | South American Championship |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1963 Lima || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1968 Asunción || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1971 Montevideo || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1973 Bogotá || National Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1977 Valdivia || National Team #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002) was a basketball player from Brazil. Often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time, Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Maciel won a total of 8 medals in Summer Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2009, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a player. On April 5, 2010, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, and was formally inducted on August 13. References and notes External links Brazilian Basketball Federation Profile