Ignacio Solozábal

Ignacio Solozábal
	Solozábal in 2012
Personal information
Born	January 8, 1959 (age 63); Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1975–1992
Position	Point guard
Number	7
Career history
1975–1992	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
	6× Spanish League champion (1981, 1983, 1987–1990); 9× Spanish Cup winner (1978–1983, 1987, 1988, 1991); 2× Saporta Cup champion (1985, 1986); Korać Cup champion (1987); FIBA Club World Cup champion (1985); No. 7 retired by FC Barcelona;
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
Summer Olympic Games
EuroBasket
European U-18 Championship

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.

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[]

^ Ignacio Solozábal at Olympedia
^ El siete de Nacho Solozábal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana - ACB (in Spanish).

External links[]

[Olympedia-1] Ignacio Solozábal at Olympedia

[2] El siete de Nacho Solozábal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana - ACB (in Spanish).

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