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Jorge Oscar Racca (born September 4, 1971 in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina) is an Argentine-Italian[1] retired male professional basketball player. At 6'6" (1.98 m) and 218 lbs. (99 kg), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was nicknamed "Pampa" during his career.

Jorge Racca

Personal information
Born	(1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 50) General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1992–2007
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
1992–1993	Regatas San Nicolás
1993–1994	Boca Juniors
1994–1997	Olimpia
1997–1998	Quilmes
1998–2000	Gran Canaria
2000–2001	PAOK
2001–2002	Pico
2002–2004	Breogán
2004–2005	Tenerife
2006	Viola Reggio Calabria
2007	Olimpia
Career highlights and awards
Spanish League All-Star (1999) FIBA South American League champion (1996) FIBA South American League MVP (1996) Argentina League champion (1996) 2× Argentine League MVP (1996, 1997) Argentine League Finals MVP (1996) Argentine League Best Sixth Man (1995) 5× Argentine League All-Star (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997) Argentine All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (1992) Argentine All-Star Game 3 Point Shootout champion (1997)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Argentina FIBA AmeriCup 1995 Argentina Pan American Games 1995 Argentina FIBA South American Championship 1993 Brazil

Professional career

Racca was named the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 1996, and the season's league MVP of the Argentine League in 1996, and 1997, while he was playing with Olimpia de Venado Tuerto. He was also named the MVP of the FIBA South American League in 1996.

National team career

Racca played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He won a gold medal with Argentina at the 1995 Pan American Games. He also played with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where Argentina finished in ninth place in the overall standings.[2]

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Racca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• FIBA Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• LatinBasket.com Profile
• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)

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