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Richard Dacoury - Career in clubs, Club Honours, International career

French basketball player, voted best player in 1985. He has been French champion nine times; eight with Limoges and once with PSG Racing in 1997. He won the Coupe des Coupes in 1988, and was French champion with PSG Racing in 1997. He has been selected over 230 times for the French national team, making him the most decorated player in France.

Career in clubs

CRO Lyon (1976-1978) CSP Limoges (1978-1996) Paris BR (1996-1998)

Club Honours

1982 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1982 Korac Cup (CSP Limoges) 1983 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1983 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1983 Korac Cup (CSP Limoges) 1984 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1985 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1985 French Cup Champion (CSP Limoges) 1988 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1988 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup (CSP Limoges) 1989 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1990 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1990 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1993 European Champion (CSP Limoges) 1993 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1993 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1994 French League Champion (CSP Limoges) 1994 French Cup (CSP Limoges) 1997 French League Champion (Paris BR)

International career

1981-1992 French National Team, 166 appearances (2,240 points)

Played in 5 European Nations Championship, 1 World Championship and 1 Olympic Games:

Eurobasket 1981 (Praha, Czech Republic) Eurobasket 1983 (Nantes, France) Olympic Games 1984 (Los Angeles, USA) World Championship 1986 (Zaragoza, Spain) Eurobasket 1987 (Athens, Greece) Eurobasket 1989 (Zagreb, Croatia) Eurobasket 1991 (Rome, Italy)

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