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{{short description|Italian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Roberto Premier
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| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 5.75
| weight_lb       = 215
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1958|1|25|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Spresiano]], [[Italy]]
| nationality     = Italian
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| draft_year      = 1980
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
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| career_start    = 1978
| career_end      = 2000
| coach_start     = 2003
| coach_end       = 2010
| years1          = 1978–1981
| team1           = [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|UG Goriziana]]
| years2          = 1981–1989	
| team2           = [[Olimpia Milano]]
| years3          = 1989–1994	
| team3           = [[Virtus Roma]] 
| years4          = 1994–1995	
| team4           = [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|UG Goriziana]]
| years5          = 1995–1996	
| team5           = Modena 
| years6          = 1996–1998	
| team6           = Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano
| years7          = 1998–1999	
| team7           = [[Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova]]
| years8          = 1999–2000
| team8           = [[Pallacanestro Pavia]]
| cyears1         = 2003–2005	
| cteam1          = [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|UG Goriziana]]
| cyears2         = 2006	
| cteam2          = Robur Saronno
| cyears3         = 2007–2008	
| cteam3          = Virtus Civitanova
| cyears4         = 2010	
| cteam4          = Vis Spilimbergo
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'''As player'''
* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] champion (1987)
* 2× [[EuroLeague]] champion (1987, 1988)
* [[FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer]] (1984)
* 2× [[FIBA Korać Cup]] champion (1985, 1992)
* 5× [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion (1982, 1985–1987, 1989)
* 2× [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (1986, 1987)
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{{MedalBronze|[[EuroBasket 1985|1985 West Germany]] | Italy}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket 1991|1991 Rome]] | Italy}}
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'''Roberto Premier''' (born 1958) is an [[Italian people|Italian]] former professional [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach]]. At a height of 1.97 m (6&nbsp;ft 5 {{3/4}} in) tall, he played at the [[shooting guard]] and [[small forward]] positions. He was the [[FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer]], in 1984.

==Professional career==
Premier played with [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|Gorizia Pallacanestro]] (1978–1981), [[Olimpia Milano]] (1981–1989), and [[Pallacanestro Virtus Roma]] (1989–1994). Premier won 5 [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] championships (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989), 2 [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cups]] (1986, 1987), 2 [[EuroLeague|FIBA European Champions Cup]] ([[EuroLeague]]) titles (1987, 1988), 1 [[FIBA Korać Cup]] (1985), and 1 [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] (1987), while playing with [[Olimpia Milano]]. While playing with [[Pallacanestro Virtus Roma]], he won the [[FIBA Korać Cup]] (1992).

==Italian national team==
Premier played with the senior [[Italian national basketball team]] at the [[EuroBasket 1985]], where he won a bronze medal, at the [[EuroBasket 1991]], where he won a silver medal. He also played at the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympic Games]], and at the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041405/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/roberto%20premier/pid//_//players.html Roberto PREMIER (ITA).]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041405/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/roberto%20premier/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile]
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_1993.roundID_2548.playerID_10318.teamID_2089.html FIBA Europe Profile]
*[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=PRE-ROB Italian League Profile] {{in lang|it}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|roberto-premier}}

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{{Olimpia Milano 1987–88 Euroleague champions}}
{{Pallacanestro Virtus Roma 1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup champions}}
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[[Category:1986 FIBA World Championship players]]
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