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Facundo Campazzo


Facundo "Facu" Campazzo (born March 23, 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player who is currently under contract with Real Madrid. At a height of 1.81 m (5ft. 11​1⁄4 in.) tall,[1][2] he plays at the point guard position.
Professional career
Campazzo began playing for the Argentine League club Peñarol Mar del Plata in 2008.[3] He was named the Argentine League Newcomer of the Year, and the Argentine Cup MVP in 2010. He was also named the Super 8 Tournament MVP in 2011 and 2013, and the Argentine League Finals MVP in 2012 and 2014.
On August 30, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Spanish League club Real Madrid.[4] In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague championship, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the league's final game.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season by winning the Spanish ACB League 2014–15 season league playoff finals, after a 3–0 series sweep in the finals series against Barcelona. By winning that title, Real Madrid also won the triple crown.[6]
On August 20, 2015, Campazzo was loaned to Spanish club UCAM Murcia.[7] He spent both the 2015–16 ACB season, and the 2016–17 ACB season with Murcia. He returned to Real Madrid for the 2017–18 ACB season.
In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game with 85–80.[8] Over 30 EuroLeague games, Campazzo averaged 7.9 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. On 24 May 2018, he finished in fourth place in voting for the Liga ACB MVP of the season.[9]
On June 26, 2018, he re-signed with Real Madrid to three-year deal.[10]
National team career
Campazzo is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina, he played at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11] He also played with Argentina at the following tournaments: the 2012 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2014 South American Games, where he won a gold medal, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a silver medal, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a silver medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
FIBA Americas League Champion: 2009–10
4× Argentine League Champion: (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
2× Argentine League Finals MVP: (2012, 2014)
3× Super 8 Tournament Winner: (2009, 2011, 2013)
2× Super 8 Tournament MVP: (2011, 2013)
2× InterLeagues Tournament Champion: (2010, 2012)
Argentine Cup Winner: (2010)
Argentine Cup MVP: (2010)
3× Played in the Argentine League All-Star Game: (2011, 2012, 2013)
3× Argentine League Ideal Quintet Team: (2012, 2013, 2014)
Argentine League Most Improved Player: (2012)
Argentine League Revelation of the Year: (2010)
2× Spanish Supercup Winner: (2014, 2018)
Spanish King's Cup Winner: (2015)
2× EuroLeague Champion: (2015, 2018)
2× Spanish League Champion: (2015, 2018)
2× All-Spanish League Second Team: (2017, 2018)
Spanish League Most Spectacular Player: (2017)
Argentine national team
2012 South American Championship: Gold
2013 FIBA Americas Championship: Bronze
2013 FIBA Americas Championship: All-Tournament Team
2014 South American Games: Gold
2014 South American Championship: Silver
2015 FIBA Americas Championship: Silver
2017 FIBA AmeriCup: Silver
2017 FIBA AmeriCup: All-Tournament Team



 at acb.com (in Spanish)
 at eurobasket.com
 at euroleague.net
 at fiba.com (game center)
 at fiba.com (archive)

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