By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Luciano Capicchioni, the man behind the careers of Toni Kukoc, Arvdyas Sabonis, Manu Ginobili, Sasha Danilovic, Zan Tabak, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Theodoros Papaloukas, among many other names, has passed away at the age of 75.
Capicchioni served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interperformances agency, while his contribution to the sports community extended past basketball. He served as the Vice-Chairman of the San Marino Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1984, during the Moscow and Los Angeles Olympic Games, and was named the Head of Delegation of the San Marino Olympic Committee for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
During the 60s and 70s, Capicchini became a pioneer in global sports, by founding the first American College Cycling Team at Michigan State University in 1965, before taking over founder and president duties of the San Marino Basketball Federation.
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