Alberto Herreros Ros (born 20 April 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players and shooters of all-time. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, he played at the small forward position. He played with Estudiantes and

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. He still works for Real Madrid basketball.

Professional career

In 2005, Herreros made a three-point shot in the last seconds of the playoff finals of the

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, against TAU Cerámica, that gave his team

, the win, and the Spanish League championship. It was his last game before his retirement as a professional basketball player. During his pro career, he played 19,218 minutes (2nd most) in 654 games (7th most) in the Spanish ACB League. He is the Liga ACB's all-time leader in points scored (9,759) and 3-point field goals made (1,233).ACB data .
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National team career

Herreros was the

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

's Top Scorer, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. In EuroBasket 1999, Herreros again became the Top Scorer of the tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team, and reached, along with the Spanish team, the tournament's final, as they won the silver medal. He also won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003.

Post-playing career

After his basketball playing career ended, Herreros worked with

in a management position.

References

External links

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FIBA Archive ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileSpanish League Profile

Spanish League Archive Profile
1969 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1998 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics CB Estudiantes players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players of Spain Real Madrid Baloncesto players Small forwards Spanish men's basketball players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Madrid 1994 FIBA World Championship players {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub