Francisco Buscató

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Buscató and the second or maternal family name is Durlán.

Francesc "Nino" Buscató Durlán (born April 21, 1940), commonly known as either Nino Buscató or Francisco Buscató, is a Spanish former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, he played at the point guard position. He was named to the FIBA European Selection five times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), and he was also named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 1970 he shared UNESCO International Fair Play Award with another Spaniard, soccer player Pedro Zaballa.^[1]

Francesc Buscató

Personal information
Born	(1940-04-21) April 21, 1940 (age 82) Pineda de Mar, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1955–1974
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1974–1992
Career history
As player:
1955–1957	Pineda de Mar
1957–1960	FC Barcelona
1960–1964	Aismalíbar Montcada
1964–1974	Joventut Badalona
As coach:
1974–1975	Joventut Badalona
1975–1980	FC Barcelona (Juniors)
1980–1981	L'Hospitalet
1992	Catalonia
Career highlights and awards
As player: 5× FIBA European Selection (1968–1971, 1973) 2× Spanish League champion (1959, 1968) 2× Spanish Cup winner (1959, 1969) 50 Greatest FIBA Players (1991)
Medals Representing  Spain Men's Basketball FIBA EuroBasket 1973 Spain

Club career

Buscató spent the major part of his club career playing with FC Barcelona and Joventut Badalona. He won two Spanish League championship titles (1959, 1968) and two Spanish Cups (1959, 1969).

National team career

Buscató represented at international competition the senior Spain national team (1959–1973). He won a EuroBasket silver medal at the EuroBasket 1973, and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 11 points per game in the tournament. He also competed at three Olympic Games.^[2]

References

1. "Address by Mr. René Maheu, Director-General, UNESCO, at the presentation of the Pierre de Coubertin International Fair Play Trophy for 1969" (PDF). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 14 May 1970. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
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 Profile