Matteo Soragna
Encyclopedia
Matteo Soragna is an Italian
basketball player, currently playing for Pallacanestro Treviso
. He plays as a small forward
.
playing for Rolly Pistoia
.
He moved in 1998 from Tuscany to Sicily to join Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. He spent three years there and he reaches a promotion in Serie A2 in his last season, confirming him as a young talent.
He found an agreement in 2000 with Fila Biella
. His period in Piemonte became precious because of the promotion in SerieA and in 2001 Soragna became also captain of the team. The team was called Lauretana Biella from 2001 to 2004.
In his last season in Biella in 2004 Soragna made 11.1 ppg, playing 32.9 minutes per game; his stats were 57.9% from the field, 39.1% three point shoot, 80.6% free shoots, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.6 assists.
Soragna moved for 2004/05 season to Benetton Treviso
and he made also his debut in Euroleague
. The following season he became also the captain of the time after the leaving of Denis Marconato
, who joined Barcelona.
Soragna has been a member of Italian national team
since 2001, when he made his debut against Czech Republic
in Brno, for European Championship qualifying match. In his national team career he won the bronze medal at European Championship
held in 2003 in Sweden and the silver medal at Athens 2004.
He also participated at European Championship
in 2005 and World Championship
in 2006
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
basketball player, currently playing for Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
. He plays as a small forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
.
Career
He began in Cremona, where he played from 1993 to 1996, scoring in the last season 13.3 ppg. The following year he made his debut in Serie ASerie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
playing for Rolly Pistoia
Maltinti Pistoia
Olimpia Basket Pistoia, also known as Maltinti Pistoia after one of its historic sponsors, was an Italian professional basketball team from the town of Pistoia....
.
He moved in 1998 from Tuscany to Sicily to join Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. He spent three years there and he reaches a promotion in Serie A2 in his last season, confirming him as a young talent.
He found an agreement in 2000 with Fila Biella
Pallacanestro Biella
-Notable players :-Sponsorship names:In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:*Fila Biella *Lauretana Biella . For the 2009–10 season,*Lauretana Biella Eurocup-External links:* *...
. His period in Piemonte became precious because of the promotion in SerieA and in 2001 Soragna became also captain of the team. The team was called Lauretana Biella from 2001 to 2004.
In his last season in Biella in 2004 Soragna made 11.1 ppg, playing 32.9 minutes per game; his stats were 57.9% from the field, 39.1% three point shoot, 80.6% free shoots, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.6 assists.
Soragna moved for 2004/05 season to Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
and he made also his debut in Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
. The following season he became also the captain of the time after the leaving of Denis Marconato
Denis Marconato
Denis Marconato is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 211 cm tall and he plays at the center position, in which he's considered to have been one of the best defensive players of his era in Europe.-Pro career:Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990 and with them...
, who joined Barcelona.
Soragna has been a member of Italian national team
Italy national basketball team
The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....
since 2001, when he made his debut against Czech Republic
Czech Republic national basketball team
The Czech national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Czech Republic.-Eurobasket 1999:At Eurobasket 1999 in France Czech national team took 12th place after beating Lithuania and Greece in the group phase...
in Brno, for European Championship qualifying match. In his national team career he won the bronze medal at European Championship
Eurobasket 2003
-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
held in 2003 in Sweden and the silver medal at Athens 2004.
He also participated at European Championship
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
in 2005 and World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
in 2006