Emiliano Rodríguez

For the Uruguayan footballer born in 2003, see Emiliano Rodríguez (footballer).

Emiliano Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional 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, Rodríguez was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.

Emiliano Rodríguez

Personal information
Born	(1937-06-10) 10 June 1937 (age 86) San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1958–1973
Position	Small forward
Career history
1958–1960	Aismalíbar
1960–1973	Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Order of Merit (1997) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) EuroBasket MVP (1963) 4× EuroLeague champion (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968) 2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1963, 1964) 3× FIBA European Selection (1966, 1969, 1973) 12× Spanish League champion (1961–1966, 1968–1973) 9× Spanish Cup winner (1961, 1962, 1965–1967, 1970–1973) 2× Spanish League Top Scorer (1963, 1964)
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 four FIBA European Champions' Cups (now called EuroLeague) (1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968), 12 Spanish League titles (1961–1966, 1968–1973) and nine 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 seven 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. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

External links

• FIBA Hall of Fame Profile
• FIBAEurope.com Profile
• LeyendasBaloncestoRealMadrid.es Profile 2020-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Euroleague.net Profile