Fabricio Oberto

He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship.
At age 17, Oberto went to a trial at AD Atenas de Córdoba, one of the most important basketball clubs in Argentina, and was selected to start the following year, and started playing professionally later that year. In 1998, after being chosen MVP of the Argentine league, he transferred to the Greek Olympiacos, starting his European experience that would take him to Spain's TAU Cerámica a year later.After 2 Spanish leagues with TAU, he moved to Pamesa Valencia in 2002.
He started playing with Argentina shortly before his 20th birthday in 1995, and since then has played 70 matches, and won a number of tournaments including the 2004 Olympic gold medal match.


NBA career
In 2005, after voiding his contract with Pamesa, Oberto signed a 3-year, US$7.5 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, where he joined fellow Argentine Emanuel Ginobili. He kept jersey #7, the same number used with the Argentine national team.Oberto was the oldest rookie in Spurs history at the age of 31.
During the first year of his NBA stint, Oberto was no longer the key player he had been in Europe, playing less than 9 minutes per game on average. He nonetheless was very satisfied with his role on the Spurs, a perennial championship contender.
In his second NBA season, Oberto became more of a factor in the Spurs rotation—starting in some games and getting his first double-double on November 8 when he scored 22 points (11/11 field goals) and pulled down 10 rebounds. He also became a pivotal player for the Spurs during the 2006–2007 Western Conference Finals, averaging 31 minutes and 14 points in the first two games of the series.
On June 23, 2009, Oberto was traded to the Detroit Pistons as a part of a three-team trade among Pistons, Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks, which included Richard Jefferson.
Titles
2007 NBA Champion
2004 Olympic Gold Medal (Argentina)
2003 Silver Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
2002/2003 ULEB Cup (Pamesa Valencia)
2002 Silver Medal World Cup Indianapolis 2002 (Argentina)
2001/2002 Spanish League (TAU Cerámica)
2001 Golden Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
2001/2002 Copa del Rey (TAU Cerámica)
1997/98 Argentine League (Atenas )
1998 Liga Sudamericana (Atenas)
1997 Liga Sudamericana (Atenas)
1996 Panamericano de Clubes (Atenas)
1995 Silver Medal Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
1994 Panamericano de Clubes (Atenas)
1994 Argentine Young League (Atenas)

Personal
Oberto and his wife, Lorena, have a daughter, Julia, who was born in the summer of 2005. He also enjoys playing the guitar and his favourite bands include Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, U2 and Metallica.
In June, 2009, Oberto underwent a successful Ablation procedure on 6/4.The procedure was done to correct the electrical system of the heart that was sending Oberto into Atrial Fibrillation.