Javier Salgado MartÃn, more commonly known as Javi Salgado, is a retired Spanish professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player.
Early career
After being formed at Maristas school in
Bilbao
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, Salgado started his career at
SD Patronato in 1998. The next year, he signed with
Baloncesto León
Club Baloncesto León was a basketball team, based in León, Spain.
History
Early years (1981-1988)
Baloncesto León was founded by José Antonio Moirón GarcÃa, Enrique Emperador Marcos, Juan Carlos RodrÃguez Villanueva, Lisardo Mourelo Gonzà ...
, to play in the club's
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
(Elmar León), in the
Liga EBA, in that time the Spanish third division.
Professional career
In 2001, Salgado joined the newly created team in his native town:
Bilbao Basket
Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Bilba ...
. With this team, he would go on to play during the next ten seasons, in three different level leagues on the
Spanish basketball league system
The Spanish basketball league system is a series of connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.
Men
Ther ...
:
LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
,
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* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
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, and
Liga ACB, playing also in two
EuroCup semifinals, in 2009 and 2010.
After leaving the team in summer 2010, his number 14 jersey was retired at
Bilbao Basket
Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Bilba ...
. He signed with
Lagun Aro GBC in July 2010, from Bilbao's neighboring city of
San Sebastián.
On July 18, 2016, he returned to
Dominion Bilbao Basket,
where he remained until he retired at the end of the
2017-18 ACB season.
Spain national team
Salgado played with the
Spain national under-20 basketball team
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, and he also played in several
friendly games with the
Basque Country autonomous basketball team
The Basque Country autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of the Basque Country. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.
History
Basque Country played the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized wit ...
.
Awards and accomplishments
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LEB Plata
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**2002
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Copa LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
: (1)
**2002
*
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
: (1)
**2004
References
External links
Profile at ACB.com
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1980 births
Living people
Bilbao Basket players
CB Estudiantes players
Gipuzkoa Basket players
Liga ACB players
Point guards
Spanish men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Bilbao
Basketball players from the Basque Country (autonomous community)