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Born | Barcelona, Spain | September 22, 1966|||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1988: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1983–2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1983–1996 | Joventut Badalona | |||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | CB Girona | |||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Joventut Badalona | |||||||||||||||||||
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