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Laura Antoja Rovira (born 11 September 1977) is a former Spanish basketball player; her last team was CB Avenida in Spanish League and Euroleague. [1] [2] She was born in Barcelona, and is a 1.66 m guard.

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Club Bàsquet Femení Universitari de Barcelona–FC Barcelona was a Spanish women's basketball team. Initially named CBF Universitari de Barcelona, belonging just to the Universitat de Barcelona, it later became part of the FC Barcelona family. They used to have four base teams: junior, cadet, infantil and infantil'91.

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