Emiliano Rodríguez

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|6|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain

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| career_start = 1958

| career_end = 1973

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| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = 1958–1960

| team1 = Aismalíbar

| years2 = 1960–1973

| team2 = Real Madrid

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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)

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Emiliano Rodríguez ({{IPA|es|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.

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).[http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/london-2013/main-page/i/112944/7980/real-madrid-legend-emiliano-rodriguez Euroleague.net Real Madrid legend: Emiliano Rodriguez.] 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,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/emiliano-rodriguez-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/emiliano-rodriguez-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Emiliano Rodríguez Olympic Results |access-date=23 June 2018}} and seven EuroBaskets, in the years 1959, 1961, 1963 (named the tournament's MVP), 1965, 1967, 1969, and 1971.

References

External links

[https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Emiliano-Rodr%C3%ADguez FIBA Hall of Fame Profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.roundID_2251.season_1967.teamID_362.playerID_63816.html FIBAEurope.com Profile]
[http://www.leyendasbaloncestorealmadrid.es/las-leyendas/63-emiliano-rodriguez- LeyendasBaloncestoRealMadrid.es Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409011011/http://www.leyendasbaloncestorealmadrid.es/las-leyendas/63-emiliano-rodriguez- |date=2020-04-09 }} {{in lang|es}}
[http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/the-archive/i/26222/1609/item Euroleague.net Profile]

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Category:1937 births

Category:Living people

Category:FIBA Hall of Fame inductees

Category:People from Tierras de León

Category:Sportspeople from the Province of León