Ottone Olivieri, also credited as Otone Olivijeri, was an Italian-Yugoslav basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Personal information | |
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Born | 1917 Fiume, City of Fiume and its District, Austria-Hungary |
Nationality | Yugoslav |
Number | 5, 14 |
Career history | |
1940–1942 | CRDA Monfalcone |
1946 | Kvarner |
Olivieri played for the CRDA Monfalcone of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in the beginning of 1940s.[1] After the end of Second World War, he was one of the founders of the club Kvarner in Rijeka. Later he moved to Split where he took a part in development of KK Split.[2]
Olivieri was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship. Over five tournament games, he averaged 5.2 points per game.[3]
His older brother Albano was a basketball player.