Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (Spanish pronunciation:[iɣˈnaθjosoloˈθaβal]; born January 8, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. Born in Barcelona, Spain, and at a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, played at the point guard position. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona retired his number 7 jersey.[2] He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players, and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) list.
Ignacio Solozábal
Solozábal in 2012
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(1959-01-08) January 8, 1959 (age 65)[1] Barcelona, Spain
ignacio, solozábal, ignacio, nacho, solozábal, spanish, pronunciation, iɣˈnaθjo, soloˈθaβal, born, january, 1959, spanish, retired, professional, basketball, player, born, barcelona, spain, height, tall, played, point, guard, position, october, 2006, barcelona. Ignacio Nacho Solozabal Spanish pronunciation iɣˈna8jo soloˈ8abal born January 8 1959 is a Spanish retired professional basketball player Born in Barcelona Spain and at a height of 1 85 m 6 1 tall played at the point guard position On October 8 2006 FC Barcelona retired his number 7 jersey 2 He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008 list Ignacio SolozabalSolozabal in 2012Personal informationBorn 1959 01 08 January 8 1959 age 65 1 Barcelona SpainNationalitySpanishListed height185 cm 6 ft 1 in Listed weight175 lb 79 kg Career informationPlaying career1975 1992PositionPoint guardNumber7Career history1975 1992FC BarcelonaCareer highlights and awards6 Spanish League champion 1981 1983 1987 1990 9 Spanish Cup winner 1978 1983 1987 1988 1991 2 Saporta Cup champion 1985 1986 Korac Cup champion 1987 FIBA Club World Cup champion 1985 No 7 retired by FC BarcelonaMedals Men s basketballRepresenting SpainSummer Olympic Games1984 Los AngelesEuroBasket1983 FranceEuropean U 18 Championship1976 Spain Under 18 Team Contents 1 Professional career 2 National team career 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editSolozabal spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992 With them he won two Saporta Cups in 1985 and 1986 a Korac Cup in 1987 six Spanish League championship titles as well as nine Spanish Cups National team career editSolozabal played internationally with the senior Spanish national team and they won silver medals at the 1983 EuroBasket and at the 1984 Summer Olympics References edit Ignacio Solozabal at Olympedia El siete de Nacho Solozabal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana Archived 2014 01 01 at the Wayback Machine ACB in Spanish External links editFIBA Europe Profile Euroleague net 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors Nominees Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ignacio Solozabal amp oldid 1156488402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
