Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Pasos (December 11, 1935 – December 12, 2024), also commonly known simply as Amaury, was a Brazilian basketball player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall power forward.^[1] He competed at three Olympic Games^[2] and was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was awarded the Brazil Former Athlete Olympic Prize in 2003. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos, 1958
Personal information
Born	(1935-12-11)December 11, 1935 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	December 12, 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 89) São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1951–1972
Position	Power forward, center
Coaching career	1982–1995
Career history
1951–1957	Clube de Regatas Tietê
1958–1965	C.R. Sírio
1966–1972	Corinthians
Career highlights
As a player FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Brazil Former Athlete Olympic Prize (2003) FIBA World Cup MVP (1959) 2× South American Club Champion (1961, 1969) 2× Brazilian Champion (1966, 1969) 5× Paulista State Champion (1959, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969)
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team 1964 Tokyo Team FIBA World Cup 1959 Chile Team 1963 Brazil Team 1954 Brazil Team 1967 Uruguay Team Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo Team 1955 Mexico City Team FIBA South American Championship 1958 Chile Team 1960 Argentina Team 1961 Brazil Team 1963 Peru Team

Club career

At the club level, Pasos played for Clube de Regatas Tietê (1951–1961), and then C.R. Sírio (1962–1965) and Corinthians (1966–1972). He won the Brazilian League championship in 1966 and 1969, and the São Paulo regional title league in 1966, 1968 and 1969.

National team career

Pasos played for the senior Brazilian national team. With Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1959 FIBA World Championship (where he was also named the MVP of the tournament) and the gold medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship, a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, and a bronze medal at the 1955 Pan American Games.

Death

Pasos died in São Paulo on December 12, 2024, a day after his 89th birthday.^[3]