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Born | Ripollet, Barceona, Catalonia, Spain | November 24, 1956||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1973–1999 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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1973–1974 | Ripollet | ||||||||||||||
1975–1977 | L'Hospitalet | ||||||||||||||
1977–1980 | Granollers | ||||||||||||||
1980–1982 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
1982–1993 | Granollers | ||||||||||||||
1993–1999 | Manresa | ||||||||||||||
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2002–2008 | Spain (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Joan "Chichi" Creus Molist (born November 24, 1956) is a Spanish former professional basketball player, coach and executive. During his playing career, he played at the point guard position.
Creus spent his entire 25-year club career in Catalonia. He first played with the Granollers, with a two-year period with FC Barcelona, [1] where he won one Spanish National League championship and two Spanish National Cups.
In 1993, after the dissolution of the Granollers, Creus signed with the Spanish club TDK Manresa. He led the club to win the two only championships in its history: the 1996 Spanish Copa del Rey and the Spanish Liga ACB in the 1997–98 season. The club's ACB league championship in 1998 is considered to be one of the biggest miracles in the history of Spanish basketball. [2] Creus was named the MVP of both competitions.
In 1999, Creus announced his retirement from playing pro club basketball. He is considered to be an historic player of the Spanish Liga ACB, after having played 20,211 minutes in 585 games, with 7,929 points and 1,461 assists. [3]
Creus joined Spain's senior national team for the 1983 EuroBasket, where he won the silver medal. He also played with Spain at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
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Creus left the Spanish national team in 2008, to become the general manager of the professional club basketball team FC Barcelona. [1] Eight years later, in June 2016, Creus resigned from that position. [4]
His son, Joan, is also a professional basketball player. In 2015, he played in the Liga ACB with Estudiantes Madrid.
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