David Navarro Brugal (born 17 May 1983) is a Spanish professional

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player for

Monbus Obradoiro Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

of the Spanish

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Professional career

After spending his first years as professional mainly in

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, Navarro made his debut in

in 2005 with

Bàsquet Manresa Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost ...

. He came back to

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for playing with Sant Josep Girona, before coming back to the top tier with

Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spons ...

in February 2011. In 2013, Navarro agreed terms with River Andorra, where he became captain of the club after several years in the team of the Principality. In his first season, Andorra conquered the title of the

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. On June 28, 2017, Navarro signed a two-year contract with

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

International career

After living four years in

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, Navarro was declared able for playing with the Andorra national team, as a result of a special eligibility rule from FIBA Europe for small countries. He made his debut in May 2017, at the

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References

External links

ACB Profile
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