Manuel Fortuna

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Manuel Fortuna
No. 5Leones de Santo Domingo
Position Guard
League Liga Nacional de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1985-03-23) March 23, 1985 (age 38)
Santo Domingo
NationalityDominican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)

Manuel Fortuna (born March 23, 1985) is a Dominican basketball player for Leones de Santo Domingo and the Dominican national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [1]

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References

  1. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2014.