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Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. 1⁄2 in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s.[1] He represented his native country in three Summer Olympic Games (1972, 1980, and 1984).
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| Born | August 3, 1954 Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1971–1991 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1988 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Valladolid | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
Club career
Real Madrid
Corbalán spent most of his club career playing in the top-level Spanish League. He played with Real Madrid, from 1971–72, until 1987–88. With Real Madrid, he won 12 Spanish League championships, winning 9 of them in the LEB Primera División (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1982), and 3 of them in the Liga ACB (1984, 1985, 1986).
He also won 7 Spanish Cups, 3 FIBA European Champions Cups (EuroLeague), one FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup), one FIBA Korać Cup, and 4 FIBA Intercontinental Cups.
National team career
Corbalán was named the Most Valuable Player of the EuroBasket 1983, after leading Spain to the final against Italy, which was eventually lost, though. He also won the silver medal with the senior Spanish national team at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.
References
- "¿Qué pasó con… Juan Antonio Corbalán?". eurosport.es (in Spanish). Eurosport. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links
- Euroleague.net profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- LeyendasNaloncestoRealMadrid.es (in Spanish)
- Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
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На других языках
- [en] Juan Antonio Corbalán
[fr] Juan Antonio Corbalán
Juan Antonio Corbalán, né le 3 août 1954 à Madrid, est un ancien joueur de basket-ball espagnol, évoluant au poste de meneur.[it] Juan Antonio Corbalán
Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (Madrid, 3 agosto 1954) è un ex cestista spagnolo.[ru] Корбалан, Хуан Антонио
Хуан Антонио Корбалан Альфосеа (исп. Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea; р. 3 августа 1954, Мадрид) — испанский профессиональный баскетболист. Трёхкратный обладатель Кубка европейских чемпионов, обладатель Кубка обладателей кубков и Кубка Корача, двенадцатикратный чемпион Испании и семикратный обладатель Кубка Испании с клубом «Реал» (Мадрид). Серебряный призёр чемпионата Европы 1983 года и Олимпийских игр 1984 года со сборной Испании. Включён в число 50 человек, внёсших наибольший вклад в развитие Евролиги. После окончания игровой карьеры — врач-кардиолог, основатель и директор Института функциональной реабилитации и прикладной спортивной медицины.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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