FC Internazionale Milano (basketball)
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F.C. Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan outside of Italy,[1] has been one of Italian men's basketball team in the city of Milan, the section of the most popular football club with the same name.
History[edit]
Inter took part in the first championships organized by the Italian Federation of Basketball (FIP), headed by president and founder of Arrigo Muggiani federation. Inter won the Italian league title in 1923 and did not receive other prestigious results. The club was disbanded at the end of the 1920s.
The winning squad of the fourth italian championship in 1923 was composed of: Vito Baccarini, Gustave Laporte,[2] Manzotti, Arrigo Muggiani (captain and coach), Marco Muggiani and Giuseppe Sessa .
Arrigo Muggiani later became President of the Italian Basketball Federation; his brother Marco was the first coach of the national team.
Honours[edit]
- Winners (1): 1923
References[edit]
- ^ "Inter Milan arrives in Jakarta to prepare for two friendlies". The Jakarta Post. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ According to La Gazzetta dello Sport dated Friday August 13 1920 the two french brothers Laporte took part to boxe fightings challenging the italian title. Gustave had been also named in the italian rugby league annuals as co-founder in 1927 of the Italian Rugby Federation together with Algiso Rampoldi (chairman of the milanese rugby team "Sport Club Italia") and Stefano Bellandi (trainer of the "Unione Sportiva Milanese" rugby team).