9 9 3 , ▁and ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁Italy , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁at ▁the ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Mediter rane an ▁Games , ▁winning ▁gold . ▁An ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁qual ification ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁national ▁team . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Gent ile ▁next ▁started ▁a ▁co aching ▁career , ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁second ▁division ▁club , ▁Andrea ▁Costa ▁Im ola , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁co aching ▁the ▁club , ▁after ▁he ▁bad ▁results . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁V irt us ▁Roma ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁When ▁the ▁team ' s ▁head ▁coach , ▁Jas min ▁Re pe š a , ▁res igned ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁Gent ile ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁new ▁head ▁coach , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁he ▁res igned ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁co aching ▁st int ▁with ▁Ver oli , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1