Ignacio Solozábal

Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo soloˈθaβal]; born January 8, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. Born in Barcelona, Spain, and at a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, played at the point guard position. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona retired his number 7 jersey.[2] He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players, and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) list.

Ignacio Solozábal
Solozábal in 2012
Personal information
Born (1959-01-08) January 8, 1959[1]
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career1975–1992
PositionPoint guard
Number7
Career history
1975–1992FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1983 France
European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place1976 SpainUnder-18 Team

Professional career

Solozábal spent his entire career with FC Barcelona, from 1979 to 1992. With them he won two Saporta Cups, in 1985 and 1986, a Korać Cup in 1987, six Spanish League championship titles, as well as nine Spanish Cups.

National team career

Solozábal played internationally with the senior Spanish national team, and they won silver medals at the 1983 EuroBasket, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. Ignacio Solozábal at Olympedia
  2. El siete de Nacho Solozábal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine - ACB (in Spanish).
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