Gianfranco Lombardi


Gianfranco "Franco" Lombardi is an Italian retired professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dado". In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Professional playing career

During his club career, Lombardi led the top-tier level Italian League in scoring, in 1964 and 1967.

National team playing career

Lombardi was a part of the senior Italian national basketball teams that won a gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games and finished in the fourth, fifth and eighth places at the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1964 Summer Olympics, and the 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing basketball, Lombardi had a long career coaching career, working as a head coach for numerous teams in the Italian League.