Lidia Mirchandani

Lidia Mirchandani (born 26 July 1976) is a Spanish basketball player who last played for Skallagrímur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and a former player for the Spain national team.

Lidia Mirchandani
Personal information
Born (1976-07-26) 26 July 1976
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
NationalitySpanish
Listed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career1994–2018
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1994–1995CB Isla De Tenerife
1995–1996Deportivo Ensino
1996–1999CB Islas Canarias
1999–2001CE Universitari Basquet
2001–2003Ros Casares Valencia
2003–2004CB Puig d'en Valls
2004–2005Taranto Cras Basket
2005–2006Spartak Moscow Region
2006CB Isla De Tenerife
2006–2007Napoli Vomero
2007–2008CB Vinaros
2008CB Ciudad de Burgos
2008–2009Real Canoe
2009CB Islas Canarias
2009–2010CB Uni Chapatal
2010–2011CB Pio XII
2011–2013CB Conquero
2013CD Boston College
2014CD Univ Austral
2017–2018Skallagrímur
As coach:
2017–2018Skallagrímur (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket Women
Bronze medal – third place2001 FranceNational team

Club career

After four seasons of retirement, Mirchandani returned to the court on 1 November 2017, at the age of 41, with Skallagrímur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[1][2]

Spain national team

Mirchandani played 34 games for the Spain national team and helped it win bronze at the 2001 EuroBasket.[3]

Personal life

Mirchandani is of Indian descent.[4] She is married to Ricardo González Dávila,[5] the former head coach of North Korea's men's and women's national basketball teams[6][7][8] and the Chilean women's national basketball team.[9]

References
  1. Mérida, Daniel (2 November 2017). "La ex-internacional Lidia Mirchandani vuelve a jugar cuatro años después". fullbasket.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "La exconquerista Lidia Mirchandani reparece 4 años después en Islandia, el sexto país donde juega". huelva24.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. Cabeza, Loida (7 August 2014). "La imprevista despedida de Lidia Mirchandan". zonadostres.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. Salaner, Vicente (6 March 2017). "Canarias, Madrid y medio siglo de historia". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "Lidia Mirchandani vuelve a las canchas". Eldia.es (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. Manuel de la Torre Sanz (5 January 2017). "Corea del Norte será potencia en casi todos los deportes". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. "Un día me fui a entrenar a Corea del Norte". Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. Emilio V. Escudero (9 November 2016). "Un seleccionador español para Corea del Norte". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. Gabriel Caero Rodríguez (6 March 2016). "González llega para triunfar en La Salle". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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