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Born | Morteros, Córdoba Province, Argentina | February 12, 1969||||||||||||||
Died | May 3, 1990 Córdoba, [1] Córdoba Province, Argentina | (aged 21)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1985–1990 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
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1985–90 | Atenas ( Argentina) | ||||||||||||||
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Carlos Alberto Cerutti ( Morteros, February 12, 1969 – Córdoba, May 3, 1990) [2] was an Argentine professional basketball player. He was a 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) tall [3] center. One of the most promising basketball players of his era, [4] Cerutti died in a car accident in May 1990. [5]
In 1992, the Polideportivo San Martín of Córdoba was renamed "Carlos Cerutti" in his honor. [5]
Cerutti was a three time Argentine league champion with Atenas (in 1987, 1988, and 1990). [1] [2] [3] He was selected as the league's finals Most Valuable Player in 1988, and also participated in the league's all-star games of 1989 and 1990. [2] [3]
Cerutti also represented the Argentine national team. He won the 1987 South American Championship, and the 1988 Youth South American Championship with his country.
Cerutti suffered serious injuries in a car accident on April 21, 1990. He was admitted to a hospital at Córdoba City, [1] where died on May 3, 1990, aged 21. [2] [3] Cerutti died after the last game of the 1990 Argentine basketball league's regular season. His team, Atenas, went on to win the league's championship. [1]