Emiliano Rodríguez

Emiliano Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 10 June 1937 in San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain) is a retired Spanish basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodriguez was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.

Emiliano Rodríguez
Personal information
Born (1937-06-10) 10 June 1937
San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career1958–1973
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1958–1960Aismalíbar
1960–1973Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
1959 Lebanon
1963 Italy

Club career

At the club level, Rodríguez played for Aismalíbar (1958–1960), and Real Madrid (1960–1973). With Real, he won 4 FIBA European Champions' Cups (now called EuroLeague) (1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968), 12 Spanish League titles (from 1961 to 1966, and from 1968 to 1973) and 9 Spanish Cup titles (1961, 1962, 1965–1967, 1970–1973).[1] He was the Top Scorer of the Spanish League in 1963 and 1964.

National team career

Rodríguez played in 175 games with the senior Spain national basketball team, participating in the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Summer Olympic Games,[2] and 7 EuroBaskets, in the years 1959, 1961, 1963 (named the tournament's MVP), 1965, 1967, 1969, and 1971.

References
  1. Euroleague.net Real Madrid legend: Emiliano Rodriguez.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emiliano Rodríguez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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