Marta Fernández Farrés (born December 21, 1981, in Barcelona[1]) is a retired Spanish women's basketball player.[2] A 1.80 m (5'11") guard, she won three bronze medals with the Spain women's national basketball team. At club level, she played in 2007 with the Los Angeles Sparks of the United States' WNBA.,[3] the Polish team Wisła Can-Pack Kraków and the Spanish teams Universitari Barcelona, Ros Casares Valencia and Perfumerías Avenida, where she retired in 2015.[4][5][6] Marta Fernández is the sister of Spanish international and Real Madrid shooting guard Rudy Fernández.[7]
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Born | December 21, 1981 (1981-12-21) (age 40) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1995–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999-2004 | Popular Godella / Ros Casares | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001-2002 | → Torrent (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004-2007 | Universitari Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007-2010 | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | Ros Casares Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-2015 | CB Avenida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Fernández spent her formative years at Segle XXI, where young prospects are recruited. She played for them in the Spanish top-tier league with Popular Godella / Ros Casares (1999-2004, 2010–11), Universitari Barcelona (2004–07) and CB Avenida (2011-2015), winning a total of five leagues and six domestic cups. She was the 2007 and 2008 MVP of the Spanish League.[8]
She spent the summer of 2007 at the Los Angeles Sparks[9] and the 2007–2010 seasons with Wisła Can-Pack Kraków.
Source: FIBA[10]
Season | Team | GP | MPP | PPP | RPP | APP |
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2001-02 | ![]() |
15 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
2002-03 | ![]() |
14 | 27.1 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
2003-04 | ![]() |
14 | 24.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
2007-08 | ![]() |
12 | 28.2 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
2008-09 | ![]() |
13 | 32.5 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
2009-10 | ![]() |
18 | 33.7 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
2010-11 | ![]() |
17 | 20.7 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
2011-12 | ![]() |
14 | 25.8 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
2012-13 | ![]() |
14 | 30.3 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
2013-14 | ![]() |
14 | 20.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
2014-15 | ![]() |
16 | 26.3 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
Total | 161 | 26.7 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 18. She played with the senior team from 2000 to 2012. She is one of the most capped players with a total of 120 caps and 8.2 PPG.[11] She participated in the (Athens 2004 Olympics, three World Championships and two European Championships:[12]
Spain squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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