Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (; born January 8, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional

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player. Born in

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, Spain, and at a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, played at the

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position. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona

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his number 7 jersey.El siete de Nacho Solozábal ya preside el Palau Blaugrana
- ACB . He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players, and he was among the 105 player nominees for the

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list.

Professional career

Solozábal spent his entire career with

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, from 1979 to 1992. With them he won two

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s, in 1985 and 1986, a

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in 1987, six Spanish League championship titles, as well as nine Spanish Cups.

National team career

Solozábal played internationally with the senior Spanish national team, and they won silver medals at the

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, and at the

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References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEuroleague.net 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors - Nominees
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