María Pilar Valero Cebrián (27 May 1970 – 7 November 2022) was a Spanish basketball player who played as a

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Biography

Valero played on the youth team of CB Zaragoza until 1988 and subsequently joined the senior team, with whom she won the Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto in 1990. In 1992, she joined

Ros Casares Godella Ros Casares Godella was a professional women's basketball team based in Godella, Spain. It played in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto between 1996 and 2012, when it resigned to play in EuroLeague and Spanish League. It continued playing in Primera ...

, with whom she won the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, the Copa de la Reina in 1994 and 1995, and the

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. In 1997, she played for before joining Celta de Vigo Baloncesto, staying there from 1997 to 2002. Valero played for

CB Ciudad de Burgos Club Baloncesto Ciudad de Burgos was a women's professional Basketball team based in Burgos, Spain. History CB Ciudad de Burgos was founded in 1996 as a merger of the two top teams of the city: *CB Burgos *CB Alfa In 2000 finished as runner-up ...

from 2002 to 2003, Stadium Casablanca from 2003 to 2005, and

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from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, she rejoined Celta de Vigo Baloncesto and rejoined Stadium Casablanca in 2011, where she stayed until her retirement in 2014. Valero played in over 100 games for the

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, notably participating in the

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, the

1998 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship (German: 1998 FIBA Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft) was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final. Venues * Münster * Wuppertal * Rotenburg/F ...

, EuroBasket Women 1993, EuroBasket Women 1995, and EuroBasket Women 1997. Valero died in Zaragoza on 7 November 2022, at the age of 52.

References

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