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Oscar Schmidt
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Brazilian basketball player (1958–2026)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Tuberkulose der Articulatio Sacro-iliaca
- Das Zustandekommen der fixen Lichtlage blattartiger Organe durch Torsion
- Über die Thixotropie von Bentonit-Suspensionen
- Alter der Menschheit und das Paradies
- Schiller
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- 1982
- América do Rio
- Born
- ( 1958-02-16 ) February 16, 1958, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte , Brazil
- Died
- April 17, 2026 (2026-04-17) (aged 68), Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo , Brazil
- Listed height
- 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
- Listed weight
- 109 kg (240 lb)
- Nba draft
- 1984 : 6th round, 131st overall pick
- Drafted by
- New Jersey Nets
- Playing career
- 1974–2003
- Positions
- Small forward , power forward
- Number
- 6, 11, 14, 18
- 1974 1978
- S.E. Palmeiras
- 1978 1982
- E.C. Sírio
- 1982 1990
- JuveCaserta
- 1990 1993
- Pavia
- 1993 1995
- Valladolid
- 1995 1997
- S.C. Corinthians Paulista
- 1997 1999
- Bandeirantes / Mackenzie
- 1999 2003
- C.R. Flamengo
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Shooting Guard
- Nationality
- Brazil
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Family name
- Schmidt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Natal
- Place of death
- Santana de Parnaíba
- Sibling
- Tadeu Schmidt
- Occupation
- journalist
- Political party
- Progressive Party
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- 1995 Tournament of the Americas
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Grêmio Barueri Futebol
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 110
- Official website
- www.oscarschmidt.com.br
- Image
- Oscar Schmidt (3x4).jpg
- Height
- 205
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1958-02-16
- Commons category
- Oscar Schmidt
- drafted by
- Brooklyn Nets
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- relative
- Bruno Oscar Schmidt
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- date of death
- 2026-04-17
- name in native language
- Oscar Schmidt
- nickname
- Mão Santa
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (February 16, 1958 – April 17, 2026), nicknamed Mão Santa (Holy Hand), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. Schmidt primarily played the power forward and small forward position, was 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and weighed 109 kg (240 lbs). Along with his home country, Schmidt also played in Italy for JuveCaserta and Pavia, and Spain for Fórum Valladolid. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Schmidt was considered to be the all-time leading scorer in the history of basketball, with 49,973 career points scored (pro club league play, plus senior Brazilian national team play), until LeBron James broke this record on April 2, 2024. He is the record holder for the longest career span of a professional basketball player at 29 years. He is also the top scorer in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, and the top scorer in the history of the FIBA World Cup.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oscar Schmidt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.