Nacho Azofra

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Nacho Azofra
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Personal information
Born (1969-07-23) 23 July 1969 (age 51)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career1988–2007
Position Point guard
Career history
1988–1993 Estudiantes
1993–1995 Caja San Fernando
1995–2006 Estudiantes
2006–2007 Lagun Aro Bilbao

Ignacio "Nacho" Azofra de la Cuesta (born 23 July 1969) [1] is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. He played most of his career for Estudiantes, with two brief spells playing for Caja San Fernando and Lagun Aro Bilbao. He also played for the Spain national basketball team. [1]

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Professional career

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A 1.85 m (6'1') tall point guard, [1] Azofra led the EuroLeague in assists, with 5.6 per game in the 1992–93 season. He spent almost his whole career playing for Estudiantes, with which he reached the 1992 EuroLeague Final Four, and a Korać Cup final in 1999. He is considered to be one of the all-time figures of the club of the club of Estudiantes.

He played in 705 games in the ACB League (the top-tier level Spanish basketball league), the third most in ACB history. [2]

Spain national team

Azofra was also a member of the senior Spain men's national basketball team. He played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

Coaching career

After his retirement from his basketball playing career, Azofra returned to MMT Estudiantes, in a coaching role.

Awards

Clubs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nacho Azofra, en datos". El Mundo . 10 July 2007.
  2. ACB data (in Spanish) Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine