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Manu Ginóbili is a widely known professional basketball player. Manu Ginóbili is a member of the Big Three of the San Antonio Spurs.
Early Life
On July 28, 1977, Emanuel David Manu Ginobili was born on Bahia Blanca, Argentina. As of now, he is 46 years old and his zodiac sign is Leo. He was born to his parents Jorge Ginobili and Raquel Ginobili.
Additionally, he has siblings named Leonardo and Sebastian. Talking about his education, he never went to school or college.
Caption: Manu Ginóbili with his late father. Source: Instagram
Manu Ginóbili – Net Worth 2023
As per the sources, Manu Ginóbili earns $14 million a year. And, has successfully established his professional career as a player. Moreover, his net worth estimated is at $45 million.
Personal Life
In 2004, Manu Ginóbili was married to Marianela Orno. Together they are blessed with sons named Bante, Nicola, and Luca. As of now, they are living a happy married life in San Francisco.
Caption: Manu Ginóbili with his wife and children. Source: Instagram
Professional Life
During the 1995–96, Manu Ginóbilimade his debut in the Argentine basketball league season. Fortunately, he was drafted by ‘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, as he did not sign with the ‘Spurs’ but returned to Italy. After that, he played for another Italian club called ‘Virtus Segafredo Bologna.’
Caption: Manu Ginóbili with his team. Source: Instagram
He helped to win the ‘Italian Basketball Cup’, ‘The Italian League Championship,’ and ‘EuroLeague, in 2001. From 2002 to 2003 NBA season, he was signed by ‘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. As he entered the 2003 NBA Playoffs, he started playing regularly for ‘Spurs.
Due to his performance, he won Argentina’s Sportsperson of the Year award. He was on the top when the Spurs’ entered the 2004 playoffs. In addition, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game. For the 2004-005 season, he was retained by the ‘San Antonio Spurs’. Later on, he helped the ‘Spurs’ win its third championship. During the 2005–06 NBA season, he suffered multiple injuries that kept him from displaying his best performance. Unfortunately, the ‘Spurs’ lost in the Conference Semifinals against ‘Dallas Mavericks.’
More About Career
He assumed the role of the 6th man to provide the much-needed bench strength to the team, in the next season. For the 2007 NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs were qualified. The team went on to beat ‘The Cleveland Cavaliers’ in the finals to win its 4th championship. During the 2007–08 season, he couldn’t 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 44 games throughout the season, as he suffered multiple injuries. Thus, 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. Later, he signed a 2-year deal with the ‘Spurs, on July 11, 2013. Similarly, he renewed his contract with the ‘Spurs.’ on July 20, 2015. And, on January 14, 2016, he played his 900th ‘NBA’ game for the ‘Spurs’. He was the first player in ‘The NBA’ to score 20 points or more in multiple games, in January 2018.
National Career
In addition, in the FIBA Under-21 World Championship,’ he played for the junior Argentine national team, in 1997. At the 1998 ‘FIBA World Championship’ in Athens, he made his debut for the senior team. At the 2002 FIBA World Championship, he helped his national team win the silver medal. Moreover, 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. It was before becoming the flag bearer for Argentina at the 2008 ‘Summer Olympics’ in Beijing, China. Hence, Argentina played well to win the bronze medal match against Lithuania. In the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he went on to represent Argentina held in London and Rio respectively.
Manu Ginóbili – Social Media
Manu Ginóbili has an Instagram account with 1.4 million followers and Facebook with 1.9 million followers. Thus, on his Twitter account @manuginobili, he has gained 4.7 million followers.
Body Measurements
Hence, Manu Ginóbili has a great height of 6 feet 6 inches and weighs 93 kg. Additionally, the player has black hair colour and dark brown pairs of eyes.
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