Federico Van Lacke

Federico Martín Van Lacke Falco (born 26 June 1980 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a professional basketball player. He currently plays in Ciclista Olímpico.

Trained in Regatas de Santa Fe, Van Lacke signed his first professional contract with Atlético Echagüe of the Argentine Second Division in 1998. After spending three seasons in the club of Paraná, he moved to Spain for playing with Cantabria Lobos of the LEB Oro.

He played five seasons in the Spanish second league before making his debut in Liga ACB, the top league, with CB Granada in 2007. One year later, Van Lacke signs with CB Valladolid, relegated to LEB Oro, where he helps the team to promote to Liga ACB and to qualify it to the 2010 Copa del Rey. In the three seasons that he spent in Valladolid, he was claimed Player of the Month in January 2010.

In 2012, and after playing in seven teams in ten years, he comes back to Argentina for playing with Boca Juniors. Two years later, in 2014, he spends one more season in Spain with Estudiantes before continuing playing in Argentina with Ciclista Olímpico.

Since October 2009, Van Lacke attained the dual Spanish-Argentine citizenship.

With CB Valladolid

• LEB Oro: (1)
  • 2009

• ACB Player of the Month: (1) January 2010