Cindy Orquídea Lima García known as Cindy Lima (born 21 June 1981) is a former Spanish professional basketball player representing Spain, winning four medals including gold in the 2013 EuroBasket. She played in 15 teams and 9 countries in her career. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Born | 21 June 1981 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998-2000 | UB-Barça | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000-2001 | CAB Madeira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Celta de Vigo Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Mann Filter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | CB San José | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | TTT Riga / KV Imperial / Ros Casares | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | Ros Casares Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Aix en Provence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Tarsus Beledeyesi / Uni Gyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | CB Conquero / Al-Gezira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | SBS Ostrava / Tarbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Born in Barcelona to a Cuban mother and an Angolan father, Lima played in youth clubs Inmaculada Horta, [[Segle XX] and Santa Rosa de Lima. She made her debut in the top tier of the Spanish League in 1998 with UB-Barça. After her second season, she signed for [Portugal|Portuguese]] club CAB Madeira, where she remained for one year. She spent the following eight seasons in Spain: four at Celta de Vigo Baloncesto, two at Mann Filter and two at CB San José León.
She played in a variety of clubs from 2009 onwards: Latvia's TTT Riga, Cyprus's KV Imperial and Spain's Ros Casares Valencia just in the 2009-2010 season. She played for French team Aix en Provence in 2011-12. The following season Lima played for Turkish Tarsus Beledeyesi and Hungarian Uni Győr. The 2013-2014 season started for Lima at CB Conquero in Spain and finished at Egyptian team Al Gezira. Her last season as a professional player started for Lima at Czech Republic's SBS Ostrava and finished in France, playing for Tarbes.[2][3][4]
She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 26. She played with the senior team for 7 years, from 2007 to 2014, getting 120 caps and 3.4 PPG.[5] She participated in the (Beijing 2008) Olympic tournament, one World Championships and four European Championships:[6]
Spain squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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