Héctor Campana

Héctor Oscar "Pichi" Campana (born November 10, 1964) is an Argentine former basketball player and former vice-governor of his native Córdoba Province, for the Justicialist Party from 2007 to 2011. At club level, Campana won 7 times the Liga Nacional de Básquet (Argentine first division) and 3 times the Liga Sudamericana. He also played with the Argentine national basketball team, winning the gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games held in Mar del Plata, and participating in the FIBA World Championships of 1986, 1990 and 1994.

Héctor Campana
Campana with Atenas in 2004
Personal information
Born (1964-11-10) November 10, 1964
Córdoba, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career1976–2004
PositionShooting guard
Number5
Career history
1976–1982Redes Cordobesas
1982–1985Obras Sanitarias
1985–1986Sport Club Cañadense
1987–1988Atenas
1989–1990River Plate
1990–1991GEPU
1991–1992Atenas
1992–1993Banco de Córdoba
1993–1995Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
1995–1996Peñarol
1996–2000Atenas
2000–2002Boca Juniors
2002–2004Atenas
Career highlights and awards

Campana is also the all-time top scorer in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, with 17,359 points.[1]

Basketball career

Campana started his career with Redes Cordobesas at the Córdoba Province local league in 1976.[2] He subsequently joined Buenos Aires side Obras Sanitarias in 1982, and debuted with the club in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (Argentine first division) in 1984, the year of the league's inception. During his 28-year-long career, he played exclusively in Argentina. The shooting guard had 4 spells at Córdoba's biggest team, Atenas, club where he retired in 2004 with 39 years of age.[3]

Campana was 3 times the Argentine League Final's MVP,[3] twice with Atenas (1987 and 1991–92), and one with Gimnasia y Esgrima y Pedernera Unidos (GEPU) (1990–91). He was also selected as the league's overall MVP 4 times,[4] 2 with River Plate (1989 and 1990), one with GEPU (1990–91), and one with Atenas (1998–99). The four league MVP selections is an Argentine league record he shares with Leonardo Gutiérrez. He was also the league's lead scorer for four consecutive seasons (from 1989 to 1991–92).[5] Moreover, his 7 Argentine league championships are tied with Marcelo Milanesio for 2nd most ever, behind only Leonardo Gutiérrez's 10.[4]

Personal life

Campana's daughter was diagnosed with a heart condition while she was still in utero.[3] She therefore had to go through 11 cardiac procedures since she was born. As a consequence, Campana founded the Fundación Corazoncito (in English: Little Heart Foundation) that helps building hospital infrastructures and training Cordobese medics abroad.[3]

Honours
Club

Atenas:

GEPU:

Individual

References
  1. ""Jugadores de la Historia" on LNB website". Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. Gustavo Farías (2010-03-10). "¿Te acordás Pichi?" (in Spanish). Mundo D – La Voz. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  3. Romina Fernández di Santi (2010-04-14). "Héctor Campana: el ídolo del que ya no se habla" (in Spanish). InDeportes. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  4. "Leo Gutiérrez ganó su cuarto MVP y es el mejor jugador de la década" (in Spanish). Básquet Plus. 2010-04-13. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  5. "Líderes de Torneos" (in Spanish). LNB official website. Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  6. Milanesio y Campana homenajeados con el retiro de las míticas "9" y "5" Pick and Roll website, 2005-11-05
  7. Atenas retira la camiseta de Héctor "Pichi" Campana, Infobae, 2005-07-12
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