Beatriz Sánchez (basketball)

Beatriz Sánchez (born 20 December 1989) is a Spanish basketball player for Durán Maquinaria Ensino and the Spanish national team.[1]

Beatriz Sánchez
No. 28 – Durán Ensino
PositionPower forward
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989
Cádiz, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career history
2007–2009Uni-Cajacanarias (LF2)
2009–2010ADBA Avilés (LF2)
2010–2011Universitario de Ferrol (LF2)
2011–2013CB Bembibre PDM
2013–2018Universitario de Ferrol
2018–2019Uni Girona CB
2019–Durán Ensino
Medals
Representing  Spain
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Czech Republic

She won gold medal at the EuroBasket Women 2017.[2]

Club career

She started in the youth levels of CB Portuense, moving to Uni-Cajacanarias as a senior in 2007, in the second tier of the Spanish League. In the following years she played at ADBA Avilés, Universitario de Ferrol and CB Bembibre PDM, winning promotion to the first tier in 2012. In 2013 she signed for Universitario de Ferrol.[3] In 2018 she signed for Spar CityLift Girona,[4][5] and in 2019 for Durán Maquinaria Ensino

National team

She played one youth tournament with the Spanish squad in 2007, and she made her debut with the senior team in 2017,[6] winning gold medal at the 2017 Eurobasket:[7]

References
  1. FIBA profile
  2. EuroBasket 2017 profile
  3. "Beatriz Sánchez Marrufo". www.prodep.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "El Spar Citylift Girona ficha a Bea Sánchez como refuerzo".
  5. "Bea Sánchez reforça el joc interior de l'Uni". 8 May 2018.
  6. "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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