Rafael Jofresa

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Rafa Jofresa
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Personal information
Born (1966-09-02) 2 September 1966 (age 58)
Barcelona, Spain
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1988: undrafted
Playing career1983–2003
Position Point guard
Number5
Career history
1983–1996 Joventut Badalona
1996–1998 FC Barcelona
1998–1999 CB Girona
1999–2003Joventut Badalona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
EuroBasket
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Italy
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 West Germany

Rafael "Rafa" Jofresa Prats (born 2 September 1966 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.83 m (6'0") tall, he played at the point guard position.

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Professional career

Jofresa played in 756 games (the 2nd-most all-time) in the top-tier level Spanish ACB League. [1] [2] He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995.

National team career

Jofresa was a member of the senior Spain national basketball team. He had 75 appearances with Spain's senior national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 EuroBasket.

Personal life

Jofresa's brother, Tomás, was also a professional basketball player.

Awards and titles won

Spain

Europe

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