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| Born | 19 June 1970 Zaragoza, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1989–2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | CajaBadajoz | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | León | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | CB Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Lleida Bàsquet | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | CAI Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
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Francisco Alberto Angulo Espinosa (born 19 June 1970, in Zaragoza, Spain) is a Spanish former professional basketball player and coach.
During his playing career, Angulo played at the shooting guard position. Angulo played with his local club Zaragoza, and with them, he won the Spanish Cup in 1990. He also played with Real Madrid and Lleida. With Real Madrid, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship in 1997, and the Spanish League championship in 2000, being the league's Finals MVP in the process.
Angulo amassed a total of 98 caps with the senior men's Spanish national team. He played with Spain at the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, and the 1998 FIBA World Cup. With Spain's national team, he won the silver medal at the 1999 EuroBasket, in France. He also played with Spain at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics. [1]
After he retired from playing pro club basketball, Angulo worked as a basketball coach.
Angulo's younger brother Lucio, was also a professional basketball player.
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