Joan "Chichi" Creus Molist (born November 24, 1956) is a Spanish former

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player who played as point guard.

Professional career

Creus spent his entire 25-year career in Catalonia. He mainly played in

Granollers EB Club Bàsquet Granollers is a professional basketball team based in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain, which currently plays in Copa Catalunya. History It was one of the historic teams of Liga Nacional and Liga ACB, where he played from 1977 to 1993, ...

, with a two-year period with

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, where he won one

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and two National Cups. In 1993, after the dissolution of Granollers, Creus signed with TDK Manresa. He led the club to win the two only championships in its history: the 1996 Copa del Rey and the Liga ACB in the 1997–98, considered one of the biggest miracles in the history of Spanish basketball. Creus was named MVP of both competitions. In 1999, Creus announced his retirement. He is considered a historic player of the Liga ACB after playing 20,211 minutes in 585 games, scoring 7,929 points, and assisting 1,461 times in the league.

Spain national team

Creus joined the Spain national team for playing the

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, where the team holds the silver medal, and the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

After retirement

After his retirement, Creus became on 2002 assistant coach of the Spain national team, achieving a gold medal in the

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and two silver medals in the

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and 2007. He left the national team 2008, for becoming the general manager of the basketball team of

. Eight years later, in June 2016, Creus resigned.

Personal life

His son, Joan, is also a basketball player. In 2015, he played in ACB with CB Estudiantes.

Honors

With Manresa

* Liga ACB: (1)

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: (1) 1996

With Barcelona

* Liga Nacional: (1)

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: (2) 1981, 1982

References

External links

ACB Profile

Profile at Spain national basketball team website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Creus, Joan 1956 births Living people Bàsquet Manresa players Basketball players from Catalonia CB L'Hospitalet players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Liga ACB players Point guards 1986 FIBA World Championship players