Cándido Antonio "Chicho" Sibilio Hughes[lower-alpha 1] (3 October 1958 – 10 August 2019) was a Dominican-Spanish professional basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Chicho Sibilio

Cándido Sibilio in 2006
Personal information
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	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position	Small forward
Career history
1976–1989	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
1989–1993	Tau Vitoria
Career highlights and awards
Spanish All-Star Game MVP (1990)

He moved to Spain in February 1976 and acquired Spanish citizenship roughly a year later, on 16 June 1977.[2] A player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet from 1976 to 1989, Sibilio, a noted three-point shooter, won the 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, and 1989 National League/ACB league trophies.[2] He later played for Tau Vitoria putting an end to his career after the conclusion of the 1992/1993 season.[2]

He died on 10 August 2019 in a property he owned in San Gregorio de Nigua, in the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.[3][4]

Notes

References

External links

• Chicho Sibilio at FIBA
• Chicho Sibilio at ACB.com (in Spanish)
• Chicho Sibilio at Proballers
• Chicho Sibilio at Basketball-Reference.com
• Chicho Sibilio at Olympics.com
• Chicho Sibilio at Olympedia

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