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Manu Ginobili is a well-known professional basketball player. Manu Ginobili is a member of the Big Three of the San Antonio Spurs.
Early life
In July 28, 1977 Emanuel David Manu Ginobili was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. From now on, he is 46 years and his zodiac sign is Leo. He was born to his parents Jorge Ginobili and Raquel Ginobili.
In addition, he has brothers named Leonardo and Sebastián. Talking about his education, he never went to school or college.
Subtitle: Manu Ginobili with his late father. Source: Instagram
Manu Ginobili – Net worth 2023
According to sources, Manu Ginobili earns $14 million a year. And he has successfully consolidated his professional career as a player. Furthermore, the estimated net worth of him is $45 million.
Personal life
In 2004, Manu Ginobili married Marianela Orno. Together they are lucky to have children named Bante, Nicola and Luca. As of now, they are living a happy married life in San Francisco.
Photo caption: Manu Ginobili with his wife and children. Source: Instagram
Professional life
During the 1995-96 season, Manu Ginobili debuted in the Argentine basketball league season. Fortunately, he was selected by the ‘Club Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca’. To play for the Italian club Viola Reggio Calabria, he moved to Europe in 1998.
In the 1999 ‘NBA’ draft he entered and was selected by the ‘San Antonio Spurs’ in the 2nd round of the draft. He returned to Italy, since he did not sign with the ‘Spurs’ but he returned to Italy. After that, he played for another Italian club called ‘Virtus Segafredo Bologna’.
Photo caption: Manu Ginobili with his team. Source: Instagram
He helped win the ‘Italian Basketball Cup’, the ‘Italian League Championship’ and the ‘Euroleague’ in 2001. From the 2002 to 2003 NBA season, he was signed by the ‘San Antonio Spurs’. He was named to the ‘All-Rookie Second Team’ at the end of the season. Similarly, he won the ‘Western Conference Rookie of the Month’ award. When he entered the 2003 NBA Playoffs, he began playing regularly for the ‘Spurs.
For his performance he won the Argentine Athlete of the Year award. He was at the top when the Spurs entered the 2004 playoffs. Additionally, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. For the 2004-005 season, he was hired by the ‘San Antonio Spurs’. He later helped the Spurs win their third championship. During the 2005-06 NBA season, he suffered multiple injuries that prevented him from showing his best performance. Unfortunately, the ‘Spurs’ lost in the Conference Semifinals against the ‘Dallas Mavericks’.
More about career
He took on the sixth man role to provide much-needed bench strength for the team next season. For the 2007 NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs were qualified. The team defeated ‘The Cleveland Cavaliers’ in the finals to win their fourth championship. During the 2007-08 season, he could not prevent the ‘Spurs’ from losing in the Conference Finals against the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’.
He won the ‘Sixth Man of the Year Award’ and was named to the ‘All-NBA Third Team’ in 2008. During the 2008-09 season, he only played in 44 games throughout the season as he suffered multiple injuries. Therefore, he did not play during the 2009 playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs extended his contract to $39 million on April 9, 2010.
He was named in the ‘NBA All-Star Game’ at the end of the 2010-11 season. Subsequently, he signed a 2-year contract with the ‘Spurs’ on July 11, 2013. Likewise, he renewed his contract with the ‘Spurs’. on July 20, 2015. And, on January 14, 2016, he played his 900th NBA game with the Spurs. He was the first ‘NBA’ player to score 20 points or more in multiple games, in January 2018.
National Race
Furthermore, in the FIBA Under-21 World Championship, he played with the Argentine junior team, in 1997. In the 1998 ‘FIBA World Championship’, in Athens, he debuted with the senior team. At the 2002 FIBA World Championship, he helped his national team win the silver medal. Additionally, at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, he helped his team win the gold medal for the first time in 16 years.
His national team was represented by him at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He was before becoming Argentina’s flag bearer at the 2008 ‘Summer Olympics’ in Beijing, China. Therefore, Argentina played well to win the bronze medal match against Lithuania. At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he represented Argentina held in London and Rio respectively.
Manu Ginobili – Social Networks
Manu Ginobili has an Instagram account with 1.4 million followers and a Facebook account with 1.9 million followers. Thus, on his Twitter account @manuginobili, he has gained 4.7 million followers.
Body measurements
Hence, Manu Ginobili has a great height of 6 feet and 6 inches and weighs 93 kg. Additionally, the player has black hair and pairs of dark brown eyes.
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