Manu Ginobili

Who is Manu Ginobili?

Argentine athlete Manu is a professional basketball player. He plays for the team San Antonio Spurs. He is in one of the big three; Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu. Since he was drafted, he plays for the San Antonio Spurs.

Birthday, Family, Facts

Emmanuel David Manu Ginobili known by the name of Manu Ginobili in the world of sports was born on June 28, 1997, in Bahia, Argentina. His birth sign is Leo. He is the youngest among his two elder siblings Raquel and Jorge Ginobili.

His family is full of professional basketballers. Manu’s dad was a famous coach – he instructed a club at Bahia Blanca. Two of Ginobili’s siblings Sebastian and Leandro were b-ball players – Sebastian played in Spanish second level Liga Espanola de Baloncesto and furthermore in the Argentine Local League, while his sibling Leandro played for a long time in Argentine Basketball League and retired in 2003.

Manu Ginobili: Career

Manu started his career as a sports person in 1995 with La Roja in the Argentine Basketball. Well with his hard work with his teammates, he helped the Reggio’s to be at the rank of first division form its former 2^nd division in Italy.

After that, his most life-changing moment happened when San Antonio Spurs signed him with $2.9 million contracts. In the year 2004-2005, he led his team to win an NBA championship. Then after a couple of years, he again led the Spurs to another victory in 2007 and another in 2014 as well.

Besides that, he has even won the gold medals in basketball as Manu led the team Argentina to finals.

Manu Ginobili: Achievements and Awards

The four times NBA Champion Manu Ginobili has left his legendary mark in his field. He has become two times NBA All-star, NBA Sixth Man of ht Year, two time All-NBA Third Team. He has also won medals for his Country in the Olympic Games.

Manu has also won FIBA Diamond Ball, FIBA World cup, FIBA AmeriCup, and FIBA South American Championship.

Manu Ginobili: Salary and Net Worth

Talking about his financial status, Manu might have pocketed an adorable amount throughout his career as a professional basketball player. Manu’s total net worth is calculated to be $95 million. He earns about $14 million a year.

Manu Ginobili: Married, Wife, Children

Manu is happily married to Argentine woman Marianela Orono in the year 2004. Before tying the knot, the duo dated for a couple of years. They met while Manu was plating in Argentina. The lovebirds now have three children- twin boys Dante and Nicola. They welcomed the twins in May 2010. After four years later in April 2014, they welcomed a little girl in their family and named her Luca.

Besides that, they together opened the Manu Ginobili Foundation in 2006. The foundation is Manu’s method for offering back to the society, and the motive is to help kids in Argentina.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Manu has the height of 6 feet and 6 inches. His hairstyle is bald, and his eye color is black.

Social Media Profiles

Manu Ginobili has 1 million followers on Instagram and 5 million followers on Twitter as of 2018.