Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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This is a list of players named to participate in the

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Group A

Argentina

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Luis Scola 32 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Phoenix Suns G 5 Manu Ginóbili 35 – (1977-07-28)28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs F 6 Marcos Mata 25 – (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol de Mar del Plata G 7 Facundo Campazzo 21 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Peñarol de Mar del Plata G 8 Pablo Prigioni 35 – (1977-05-17)17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Knicks C 9 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 28 – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias G 10 Carlos Delfino 29 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Milwaukee Bucks C 11 Martín Leiva 32 – (1980-04-23)23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Peñarol de Mar del Plata F 12 Leonardo Gutiérrez 34 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol de Mar del Plata F 13 Andrés Nocioni 32 – (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Caja Laboral F 14 Hernán Jasen 34 – (1978-02-04)4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Sevilla F 15 Federico Kammerichs 32 – (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Regatas Corrientes	Head coach Julio Lamas Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

France

The following is the France roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

France men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Kevin Séraphin 22 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Washington Wizards F 5 Nicolas Batum 23 – (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Portland Trail Blazers G 6 Fabien Causeur 25 – (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Caja Laboral F 7 Yakhouba Diawara 29 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pallacanestro Varese F/C 8 Ali Traoré 27 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar G 9 Tony Parker 30 – (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Antonio Spurs G 10 Yannick Bokolo 27 – (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BCM Gravelines F 11 Florent Piétrus 31 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Valencia BC G 12 Nando de Colo 25 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) San Antonio Spurs F 13 Boris Diaw 30 – (1982-04-16)16 April 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Antonio Spurs C 14 Ronny Turiaf 31 – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Los Angeles Clippers F 15 Mickaël Gelabale 29 – (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Khimki	Head coach Vincent Collet Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

Lithuania

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Rimantas Kaukėnas 35 – (1977-04-11)11 April 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Mens Sana Basket G 5 Mantas Kalnietis 25 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris F 6 Jonas Mačiulis 27 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Mens Sana Basket G 7 Martynas Pocius 26 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto G 8 Renaldas Seibutis 27 – (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Lietuvos rytas F 9 Darius Songaila 34 – (1978-02-14)14 February 1978 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Valladolid G 10 Simas Jasaitis 30 – (1982-03-26)26 March 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Türk Telekom B.K. F 11 Linas Kleiza (C) 27 – (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Toronto Raptors C 12 Antanas Kavaliauskas 27 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BK VEF Rīga G 13 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 36 – (1976-03-05)5 March 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos B.C. C 14 Jonas Valančiūnas 20 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) BC Lietuvos rytas F 15 Paulius Jankūnas 28 – (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Žalgiris	Head coach Kęstutis Kemzūra Assistant coach(es) Valdemaras Chomičius Robertas Kuncaitis Donaldas Kairys Team manager Antanas Guoga Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012 (C) – team captain

Nigeria

The following is the Nigeria roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Nigeria men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Tony Skinn 29 – (1983-02-08)February 8, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ironi Ashkelon F 5 Ekene Ibekwe 27 – (1985-07-19)July 19, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) BBC Bayreuth F 6 Ike Diogu 28 – (1983-09-11)September 11, 1983 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Capitanes de Arecibo F 7 Al-Farouq Aminu 21 – (1990-09-21)September 21, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Orleans Hornets G 8 Ade Dagunduro 26 – (1986-05-22)May 22, 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Stella Artois Leuven Bears G 9 Chamberlain Oguchi 26 – (1986-04-28)April 28, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Panteras de Miranda F 10 Koko Archibong 30 – (1981-10-05)October 5, 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) LTi Giessen 46ers G 11 Richard Oruche 24 – (1987-08-30)August 30, 1987 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Académica Coimbra F 12 Ejike Ugboaja 27 – (1985-05-28)May 28, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Jahesh Tarabar Qom G 13 Derrick Obasohan 31 – (1981-04-18)April 18, 1981 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Joventut Badalona C 14 Alade Aminu 24 – (1987-09-14)September 14, 1987 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Élan Chalon C 15 Olumide Oyedeji 31 – (1981-05-11)May 11, 1981 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Qingdao Double Star	Head coach Ayo Bakare Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

Tunisia

The following is the Tunisia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Tunisia men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Radhouane Slimane 31 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Nasr Dubai G 5 Marouan Laghnej 26 – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) JS Kairouan G 6 Nizar Knioua 29 – (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Stade Nabeulien G 7 Mourad El Mabrouk 25 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ezzahra Sport Rades G 8 Marouan Kechrid 31 – (1981-06-02)2 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) US Monastir F 9 Mohamed Hdidane 26 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Stade Nabeulien F 10 Mehdi Hafsi 34 – (1978-02-23)23 February 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) ESSM Le Portel C 11 Mokhtar Ghyaza 25 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Ezzahra Sport Rades F 12 Makrem Ben Romdhane 23 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel F 13 Amine Rzig 31 – (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel F 14 Youssef Gaddour 22 – (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) US Monastir C 15 Salah Mejri 26 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel	Head coach Adel Tlatli Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

United States

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

United States men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Tyson Chandler 29 – (1982-10-02)October 2, 1982 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) New York Knicks F 5 Kevin Durant 23 – (1988-09-29)September 29, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Oklahoma City Thunder F 6 LeBron James 27 – (1984-12-30)December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Miami Heat G 7 Russell Westbrook 23 – (1988-11-12)November 12, 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Oklahoma City Thunder G 8 Deron Williams 28 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Brooklyn Nets F 9 Andre Iguodala 28 – (1984-01-28)January 28, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Philadelphia 76ers G 10 Kobe Bryant 33 – (1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers F 11 Kevin Love 23 – (1988-09-07)September 7, 1988 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Minnesota Timberwolves G 12 James Harden 22 – (1989-08-26)August 26, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Oklahoma City Thunder G 13 Chris Paul 27 – (1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Los Angeles Clippers C 14 Anthony Davis 19 – (1993-03-11)March 11, 1993 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) New Orleans Hornets F 15 Carmelo Anthony 28 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) New York Knicks	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Mike D'Antoni Nate McMillan Jerry Colangelo (executive director) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on July 29, 2012

Group B

Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Australia men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Peter Crawford 32 – (1979-11-06)6 November 1979 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Townsville Crocodiles PG 5 Patty Mills 23 – (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 6 Adam Gibson 25 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide 36ers SF 7 Joe Ingles 24 – (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet G/F 8 Brad Newley 27 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Gran Canaria SG 9 Matthew Dellavedova 21 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Saint Mary's Gaels SF 10 David Barlow 28 – (1983-10-22)22 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Murcia PF 11 Mark Worthington 29 – (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Radnički Kragujevac F/C 12 Aron Baynes 25 – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Ikaros Kallitheas B.C. C 13 David Andersen 32 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Fenerbahçe Ülker PF 14 Matthew Nielsen (C) 34 – (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Khimki C 15 Aleks Marić 27 – (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban	Head coach Brett Brown Assistant coach(es) Andrej Lemanis Marty Clarke Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Brazil men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G/F 4 Marcelo Machado 37 – (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CR Flamengo PG 5 Raul Togni Neto 20 – (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Lagun Aro GBC C 6 Caio Torres 25 – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) CR Flamengo PG 7 Larry Taylor 31 – (1980-10-31)31 October 1980 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bauru Basketball G/F 8 Alex Garcia 32 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UniCEUB/BRB PG 9 Marcelinho Huertas 29 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet SG 10 Leandro Barbosa 29 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Indiana Pacers F/C 11 Anderson Varejão 29 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Cleveland Cavaliers F 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 32 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) UniCEUB/BRB F/C 13 Nenê Hilário 29 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Washington Wizards F 14 Marcus Vinicius de Souza 28 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) CR Flamengo C 15 Tiago Splitter 27 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) San Antonio Spurs	Head coach Rubén Magnano Assistant coach(es) Fernando Duró José Alves Neto Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

China

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9]

China men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Ding Jinhui 22 – (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zhejiang Golden Bulls PG 5 Liu Wei (C) 32 – (1980-01-15)15 January 1980 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanghai Sharks SF 6 Yi Li 26 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jiangsu Dragons SG 7 Wang Shipeng 29 – (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers SF 8 Zhu Fangyu 29 – (1983-01-05)5 January 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers SG 9 Sun Yue 26 – (1985-11-06)6 November 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Beijing Olympians C 10 Zhang Zhaoxu 24 – (1987-11-18)18 November 1987 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Shanghai Sharks PF 11 Yi Jianlian 24 – (1987-10-27)27 October 1987 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Dallas Mavericks PG 12 Guo Ailun 18 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Dinosaurs PG 13 Chen Jianghua 23 – (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers C 14 Wang Zhizhi 35 – (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Bayi Rockets SF 15 Zhou Peng 22 – (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers	Head coach Bob Donewald Assistant coach(es) Li Nan Peter Philo Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Great Britain men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Kieron Achara 29 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Assignia Manresa PG 5 Andrew Lawrence 22 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Charleston Cougars SG 6 Mike Lenzly 31 – (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) ČEZ Nymburk F/C 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 28 – (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Beşiktaş Milangaz SF 8 Andrew Sullivan 31 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Leicester Riders SF 9 Luol Deng 27 – (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls C 10 Robert Archibald 32 – (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) CAI Zaragoza PF 11 Joel Freeland 25 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Portland Trail Blazers PG 12 Nate Reinking 38 – (1973-12-12)12 December 1973 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sheffield Sharks PF 13 Daniel Clark 23 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) CB Estudiantes SG 14 Kyle Johnson 23 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) APOEL B.C. C 15 Eric Boateng 26 – (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Peristeri B.C.	Head coach Chris Finch Assistant coach(es) Paul Mokeski Nick Nurse Legend Club is latest as prior to tournament. Age is as at 29 July 2012.

Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Russia men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Alexey Shved 23 – (1988-12-16)16 December 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minnesota Timberwolves C 5 Timofey Mozgov 26 – (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Denver Nuggets G 6 Sergey Karasev 18 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Triumph Lyubertsy G 7 Vitaly Fridzon 26 – (1985-10-14)14 October 1985 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Khimki C 8 Alexander Kaun 27 – (1985-05-08)8 May 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) PBC CSKA Moscow G 9 Evgeny Voronov 26 – (1986-05-07)7 May 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PBC CSKA Moscow F 10 Victor Khryapa 29 – (1982-08-03)3 August 1982 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PBC CSKA Moscow F 11 Semyon Antonov 23 – (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Nizhny Novgorod F 12 Sergei Monia 29 – (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Khimki G 13 Dmitri Khvostov 22 – (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BC Khimki G 14 Anton Ponkrashov 26 – (1986-04-23)23 April 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) PBC CSKA Moscow F 15 Andrei Kirilenko 31 – (1981-02-18)18 February 1981 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota Timberwolves	Head coach David Blatt Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[12]

Spain men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Pau Gasol 32 – (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Los Angeles Lakers SF 5 Rudy Fernández 27 – (1985-04-04)4 April 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto PG 6 Sergio Rodríguez 26 – (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto SG 7 Juan Carlos Navarro (C) 32 – (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet PG 8 José Calderón 30 – (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Toronto Raptors C 9 Felipe Reyes 32 – (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto SF 10 Víctor Claver 23 – (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Portland Trail Blazers SF 11 Fernando San Emeterio 28 – (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Caja Laboral Baskonia SG 12 Sergio Llull 24 – (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto C 13 Marc Gasol 27 – (1985-01-29)29 January 1985 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Memphis Grizzlies PF 14 Serge Ibaka 23 – (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Oklahoma City Thunder PG 15 Víctor Sada 28 – (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Head coach Sergio Scariolo Assistant coach(es) Juan Antonio Orenga Quim Costa Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 July 2012

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