Joaquín Hernández Gallego (born 5 February 1933 – 20 January 1965) was a Spanish

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player and

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Club career

Hernández played with the Spanish club Espanyol Bàsquet, from 1951 to 1955. After that, he played with Real Madrid. As a member of Real Madrid, he won 2 Spanish League championships, in 1957 and 1958, and also 2 Spanish Kings's Cups, in 1956 and 1957.

National team career

Hernández played internationally with the senior Spanish men's national basketball team, in 41 games. He won the gold medal at the

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. He also played at the

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Coaching career

After retirement he continued in 1960 in the sport as a

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. He became the

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of Real Madrid in 1962, and with them he won 2 Spanish League championships, in 1963 and 1964. He also won the premier European-wide competition, the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) championship, of the 1963–64 season.Champions Cup 63-64.
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, and he also led them to the silver medal at the

1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the IV Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Naples 1963, were the 4th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Naples, Italy over 8 days, from 21 to 29 September 1963, where 1,057 athlet ...

Personal life

Hernández died at age 31, in

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, on 20 January 1965, from

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