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Juan Ignacio Sánchez

1977 - Today

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Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown (born May 8, 1977), commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team and was the first Argentine to play in the NBA. He played two seasons in the NBA, playing in a total of 38 games with the Philadelphia 76ers (24 games), Atlanta Hawks (5 games), and the Detroit Pistons (9 games), averaging only 5 minutes per game. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Juan Ignacio Sánchez is the 979th most popular basketball player (down from 777th in 2024), the 1,005th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 921st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Argentinean Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Juan Ignacio Sánchez ranks 979 out of 1,757. Before him are Shane Battier, Dale Davis, Vasily Karasev, Caron Butler, Denise Curry, and Tomas Van Den Spiegel. After him are Cedric Ceballos, Rashard Lewis, Wendell Carter Jr., Jeff Green, Laura Hodges, and Sue Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Juan Ignacio Sánchez ranks 977. Before him are Kerri Strug, Kerstin Stegemann, Gianna Jessen, Gergely Kiss, Magomed Aripgadjiev, and Zdeněk Vítek. After him are Michael Chernus, Samy Deluxe, Irina Voronina, Mikheil Ashvetia, Thorstein Helstad, and Kirsten Klose.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Ignacio Sánchez ranks 1,005 out of 1,154. Before him are Sergio Araujo (1992), Bruno Zuculini (1993), Pablo Bastianini (1982), Jorge Andrés Boero (1973), Guillermo Burdisso (1988), and Sergio Bernardo Almirón (1980). After him are Pablo Barrientos (1985), Daniel Montenegro (1979), Mariano Hood (1973), Diego Romero (1974), Sergio Escudero (1964), and Valentín Barco (2004).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Argentina

Among basketball players born in Argentina, Juan Ignacio Sánchez ranks 15. Before him are Walter Herrmann (1979), Hugo Sconochini (1971), Nicolás Laprovíttola (1990), Gabriel Fernández (1976), Luca Vildoza (1995), and Alejandro Montecchia (1972). After him are Leonardo Gutiérrez (1978), Antonio Porta (1983), Paolo Quinteros (1979), Gabriel Deck (1995), Federico Kammerichs (1980), and Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (1983).

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