Nando de Colo

What I admire about Nando de Colo is that he built a championship resume in Europe rather than chasing the louder American spotlight. A 6-foot-5 guard from a tiny town in northern France, he won the EuroLeague twice with CSKA Moscow and collected both MVP honors along the way. To me that speaks of a craftsman's patience and intelligence rather than raw flash. His Knight of the National Order of Merit feels earned, not ceremonial. I also like how privately he carried himself; in an age of constant self-promotion, his quiet, results-first professionalism is exactly the kind of athlete I find easy to respect.

Name (English)

Nando de Colo

Name (Japanese)

ナンド・デ・コロ

Reading

なんど・で・ころ

Born

June 23, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais, France

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Knight of the National Order of Merit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nandodecolo/
• Xhttps://x.com/NandoDeColo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nando%20de%20Colo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554866

Tags

• Pas-de-Calais
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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