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{{short description|Portuguese-Angolan basketball player}}
{{inline|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball player
| name         = Gerson Monteiro
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| height       = {{convert|190|cm|ft|abbr=on}}
| weight       = {{convert|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nationality  = Portuguese / Angolan
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1973|7|12}}
| birth_place  = [[Benguela]], Angola
| draft_year   = 
| career_start = 1991
| career_end   = 2010
| career_number = 
| career_position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| years1       = 2000–2001
| team1        = [[Barreirense Basket|Barreirense]]
| years2       = 2001
| team2        = [[Ovarense Basquetebol|Ovarense]]
| years3       = 2002–2003
| team3        = Barreirense
| years4       = 2004–2006
| team4        = [[Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball)|Petro Atlético]]
| years5       = 2006–2007
| team5        = [[C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (basketball)|1º de Agosto]]
| years6       = 2007–2008
| team6        = [[S.C. Lusitânia (basketball)|Lusitânia]]
| years7       = 2008–2010
| team7        = [[C.R.D. Libolo (basketball)|Recreativo do Libolo]]
| highlights   = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|[[Men's Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ANG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Africa Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBA Africa Championship 2001|Casablanca 2001]]|[[Angola national basketball team|Angola]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBA Africa Championship 2003|Alexandria 2003]]|[[Angola national basketball team|Angola]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBA Africa Championship 2005|Algiers 2005]]|[[Angola national basketball team|Angola]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[All-Africa Games|All Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 2007 All-Africa Games|Algiers 2007]]|[[Angola national basketball team|Angola]]}}
}}

'''Walter Gerson Correia da Rocha Monteiro''' (born 12 July 1973 in [[Benguela]], Angola) is a former Angolan professional [[basketball]] player. He played internationally with the [[Angola national basketball team]]. He is also a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] citizen. He ended his career playing for [[C.R.D. Libolo|Recreativo do Libolo]] at the [[Angola]]n major basketball league [[BAI Basket]].

==Career==

===Club===
From 1993 to 2003, Monteiro played on various clubs in Portugal, including [[Ovarense Basquetebol|Ovarense]], [[Oliveirense]], and [[Barreirense]]. In 2004, he attempted to join the [[San Antonio Spurs]] of the [[NBA]], but was cut during pre-season camp. Afterwards, Monteiro returned to his native Angola, playing for [[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atlético]], where he won one title, before moving to [[Primeiro de Agosto Basketball|Primeiro de Agosto]] and finally to [[C.R.D. Libolo|Recreativo do Libolo]].
At the moment Gerson is coach at Benfica de Oliveira de Azeméis.

===International===
Monteiro has played internationally with the national team since 2001 at competitions in the [[United States]] in 2002 and [[Japan]] in 2006, and the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, where he had the 2nd highest individual 3 pt shooting percentage among all the players. They have won 3 consecutive titles at the [[FIBA Africa Championship]]s and one at the [[2007 All-Africa Games]].

==External links==
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* [http://www.africabasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ANG&PlayerID=33180 Gerson Monteiro @ AfricaBasket.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707092741/http://www.africabasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ANG&PlayerID=33180 |date=2011-07-07 }} (subscription only)

{{Angola squad FIBA Africa Championship 2005}}
{{Angola squad All-Africa Games Men's Basketball 2007}}

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2002 FIBA World Championship players]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Angola]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in basketball]]
[[Category:Angolan men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Barreirense Basket players]]
[[Category:Ovarense Basquetebol players]]
[[Category:C.R.D. Libolo basketball players]]
[[Category:Olympic basketball players for Angola]]
[[Category:Portuguese men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent]]
[[Category:Power forwards]]
[[Category:Small forwards]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Benguela]]
[[Category:S.C. Lusitânia basketball players]]


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