Ignacio Solozábal
{{short description|Spanish basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ignacio Solozábal
| image = Nacho_Solozabal-2012.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Solozábal in 2012
| height_cm = 185
| weight_lb = 175
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|1|8|df=y}}{{Olympedia|7151}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| draft_year =
| career_start = 1975
| career_end = 1992
| career_position = Point guard
| career_number = 7
| team1 = FC Barcelona
| highlights =
- 6× Spanish League champion (1981, 1983, 1987–1990)
- 9× Spanish Cup winner (1978–1983, 1987, 1988, 1991)
- 2× Saporta Cup champion (1985, 1986)
- Korać Cup champion (1987)
- FIBA Club World Cup champion (1985)
- No. 7 retired by FC Barcelona
|medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{bk|ESP}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 1984 Los Angeles | }}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}
{{MedalSilver| 1983 France | }}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|1976 Spain|Under-18 Team}}
}}
Ignacio Solozábal, most commonly known as Nacho Solozábal ({{IPA|es|iɣˈnaθjo soloˈθaβal}}; born 6 January 1959), is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. Born in Barcelona, Spain, and at a height of {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, played at the point guard position. On 8 October 2006 FC Barcelona retired his number 7 jersey.[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=34427 El siete de Nacho Solozábal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101051812/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=34427 |date=2014-01-01 }} - ACB {{in lang|es}}. 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.
Professional career
Solozábal spent his entire career with FC Barcelona, from 1979 to 1992. With them he won two Saporta Cups, in 1985 and 1986, a Korać Cup in 1987, six Spanish League championship titles, as well as nine Spanish Cups.
National team career
Solozábal played internationally with the senior Spanish national team, and they won silver medals at the 1983 EuroBasket, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
References
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External links
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_1030.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1992.roundID_2563.playerID_8915.html FIBA Europe Profile]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/player-nominees#solozabal Euroleague.net 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors - Nominees]
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