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{{short description|Italian basketball player (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Roberto Chiacig
| image        = Chiacig.jpg
| number       = 
| position     = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] 
| height_cm    = 210 
| weight_kg    = 118
| league       = 
| team         = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1974|12|01|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Cividale del Friuli]], Italy
| nationality  = Italian
| high_school  = 
| college      = 
| draft_year   = 1996
| career_start = 1994
| years1       = 1994
| team1        = [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]]
| years2       = 1994–1995
| team2        = →[[Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova|Petrarca Padova]]
| years3       = 1995–1996
| team3        = Benetton Treviso
| years4       = 1996–1997
| team4        = [[AEK B.C.|AEK]]
| years5       = 1997–1999
| team5        = [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Fortitudo Bologna]]
| years6       = 1999
| team6        = [[Pallacanestro Reggiana|Reggiana]]
| years7       = 1999–2000
| team7        = [[RB Montecatini Terme|RB Montecatini]]
| years8       = 2000–2006
| team8        = [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Mens Sana Siena]]
| years9       = 2006–2007
| team9        = [[Valencia BC|Valencia]]
| years10      = 2007
| team10       = [[Pallacanestro Virtus Roma|Virtus Roma]]
| years11      = 2007–2009
| team11       = [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]]
| years12      = 2009–2011
| team12       = [[Scafati Basket|Scafati]]
| years13      = 2011–2012
| team13       = Reggiana
| years14      = 2012
| team14       = [[Pallacanestro Biella|Biella]]
| years15      = 2013
| team15       = Costone Siena
| years16      = 2013
| team16       = [[Fortitudo Agrigento]]
| years17      = 2013–2014
| team17       = Scafati
| years18      = 2014–2015
| team18       = Mens Sana Siena
| years19      = 2015
| team19       = Virtus Cassino
| years20      = 2015–2016
| team20       = Orzinuovi
| years21      = 2016–2017
| team21       = Cus Jonico Taranto
| years22      = 2017–2018
| team22       = [[Libertas Livorno]]
| years23      = 2018–2019
| team23       = Gilbertina Soresina
| years24      = 2020
| team24       = Mens Sana Siena
| years25      = 2022-present
| team25       = CUS Siena
| highlights   = 
*[[FIBA Saporta Cup]] champion ([[2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup|2002]])
*[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion ([[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A|2004]])
*[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (1998)
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Athens]] | [[Italy national basketball team|Team Competition]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 1999|1999 France]] | [[Italy national basketball team|Team Competition]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[EuroBasket 2003|2003 Sweden]] | [[Italy national basketball team|Team Competition]]}}
}}
'''Roberto Chiacig''' (born 1 December 1974 in [[Cividale del Friuli]], Italy) is an Italian former professional [[basketball]] player, still playing at an amateur level.

Playing as a [[Center (basketball)|center]], his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the [[Italy national basketball team|Italian national team]], of which he was a member, at the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]]. According to many experts, Roberto Chiacig is one of Europe's best centers of all time.

Beyond playing internationally, he also has had a long [[sports club|club]] career in Italy, and abroad, winning an [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] championship title with [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]].

==Professional career==
Chiacig grew up in the youth ranks of [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]], making his debut for the side in a first division [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]] game on 6 February 1994, playing 4 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://195.56.77.208/game/55760/ |title=Legabasket Serie A - 4ª Giornata ritorno: Scavolini Pesaro 82 - 79 Benetton Treviso |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 February 1994 |website=[[Lega Basket Serie A]] |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Legabasket Serie A - 4th day return:Scavolini Pesaro 82 - 79 Benetton Treviso}}</ref>

After a one-year loan to [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] side [[Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova|Floor Padova]], he broke into the first team.

The Italian moved abroad in 1996, spending one year with [[Greek Basket League]] side [[AEK B.C.|AEK Athens]].

Returning to Italy in 1997, he signed with [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]]. With the Bologna team, he would win the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] and [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]] in 1998. He stayed there until early 1999, finishing the season with [[Pallacanestro Reggiana|Zucchetti Reggio Emilia]].

Chiacig then spent the 1999-2000 season with [[RB Montecatini Terme|Zucchetti Montecatini]].

Joining [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] in 2000, he spent 6 seasons with the club, winning the [[2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup]], the [[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A]] and another Italian Supercup in 2004.

He then moved to the Spanish [[Liga ACB]] in 2006, with [[Valencia BC|Pamesa Valencia]]. However, he only stayed until February 2007, finishing the season with [[Pallacanestro Virtus Roma]].

In 2007, he joined [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|La Fortezza Bologna]], rivals of former club Fortitudo. He stayed there for two years, winning the [[2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge]].

Chiacig then moved to [[Scafati Basket]] in 2009, also staying there two years.

After another season at Pallacanestro Reggiana, he joined [[Pallacanestro Biella|Angelico Biella]] in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pallacanestrobiella.it/news/angelico-domani-il-saluto-al-mine |title=Domani il saluto al Mine. Si aggrega Chiacig |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Pallacanestro Biella]] |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Tomorrow a welcome to the Mine. Chiacig joins |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617144528/http://www.pallacanestrobiella.it/news/angelico-domani-il-saluto-al-mine |archivedate=17 June 2015 }}</ref>

He was released after around three months, joining amateur side Costone Siena in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.costone.it/Articolo.aspx?id=2173 |title=DNB-Roberto Chiacig vestirà la maglia del Costone |last=Rosa |first=Roberto |website=Costone Siena |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=DNB-Roberto Chiacig will wear Costone's jersey}}</ref>

Chiacig only stayed a month with Costone, signing with [[Fortitudo Agrigento]] in February.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortitudoagrigento.it/portal/2013/02/roberto-chiacig-e-un-giocatore-della-fortitudo-moncada-agrigento/ |title=Roberto Chiacig è un giocatore della Fortitudo Moncada Agrigento |last=Schembri |first=Silvio |website=[[Fortitudo Agrigento]] |date=26 February 2013 |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Roberto Chiacig is Fortitudo Moncada Agrigento player}}</ref>

The next year he had another stint with Scafati Basket.

In 2014 Chiacig returned to the club where he had the most success, Mens Sana 1871 Siena (formerly Montepaschi), by now in the third division [[Serie B Basket]].

==International career==
Making his international debut with Italy in 1994, Chiacig participated in the [[1997 Summer Universiade]].<ref name=FIP>{{cite web |url=http://www.fip.it/naz_Giocatori.asp?IDgiocatore=637&Tipo=M&Naz=AM |title=Roberto Chiacig |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro]] |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Roberto Chiacig}}</ref>

With the senior [[Italian national basketball team]], he took part in a succession of international tournaments, starting with the [[1998 FIBA World Championship]].<ref name=FIBA>{{cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/12968/pid2//sid/3769/tid/307/tid2//_/2005_EuroBasket/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203151933/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/12968/pid2//sid/3769/tid/307/tid2//_/2005_EuroBasket/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2015 |title=Italy: 14 - Roberto Chiacig |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[FIBA]] |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>

He posted 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds, in nearly 18 minutes per game, as Italy won the gold medal at the [[EuroBasket 1999]].<ref name=FIP /><ref name=FIBA />

In the [[EuroBasket 2003]], he had 22.1 points and 14.3 rebounds, in around 18, minutes as Italy took home the bronze.<ref name=FIP /><ref name=FIBA />

While playing in the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]], his second [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] participation after the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]], he contributed 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, to Italy's run to the final, earning a silver medal in the process.<ref name=FIP /><ref name=FIBA />

Chiacig's last games with the national team came during the [[EuroBasket 2005]].<ref name=FIP />

==Honours and accomplishments==
===Individual===
*[[Premio Reverberi|Premio Reverberi (Oscar del basket)]]: Best Male Italian Player (2002)

====Orders====
*[[Image:ITA OMRI 2001 GUff BAR.svg|80px]] [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] 2nd Class / Grand Officer ("Grande Ufficiale"): conferred on 27 September 2004 by President [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=141333 |title=Chiacig Sig. Roberto |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Quirinale.it |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2004/h/speciale/altri/2004olimpiadi2/cavalieri/cavalieri.html |title=Ciampi nomina cavalieri gli italiani vincitori ad Atene |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[la Repubblica]] |date=30 August 2004 |location=Rome |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=Italian |trans-title=Ciampi will knight the Italians victorious at Athens }}</ref>

===Team===
====Clubs====
*[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian LBA League]] Champion: ([[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A|2004]])
*[[FIBA Saporta Cup]] Champion: ([[2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup|2002]])
*[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] Winner: ([[Italian Basketball Cup|1998]])
*[[FIBA EuroChallenge]] Champion: ([[2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge|2009]])
*[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian SuperCup]] Winner: ([[Italian Basketball Supercup|1998, 2004]])

====Italian senior national team====
*[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Athens Summer Olympics]]: {{silver medal}}
*[[EuroBasket 1999|EuroBasket 1999 France]]: {{gold medal}}
*[[EuroBasket 2003|EuroBasket 2003 Sweden]]: {{bronze medal}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://195.56.77.208/player/CHI-ROB-74/chiacig_roberto Lega Basket Serie A profile] Retrieved 17 June 2015 {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BBU Liga ACB profile] Retrieved 17 June 2015 {{in lang|es}}
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BEW#!careerstats EuroLeague statistics] Retrieved 17 June 2015
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2009.roundID_6491.teamID_1315.playerID_12968.html FIBA Europe Profile] Retrieved 17 June 2015

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