Trotamundos B.B.C. (), also known as Trotamundos de Carabobo, is a professional
basketball
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team based in
Valencia
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, located in the
Venezuela
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Carabobo State
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. The team currently plays in the
Venezuelan SuperLiga
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. The team has won the Venezuelan championships 10 times. Trotamundos has also won the
South American club championship
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
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three times, in 1988, 1989 and 2000.
History
On June 11, 1983, Germán Blanco Romero bought the Andinos de Mérida team and named the team Trotamundos (in English: Globetrotters) in honour to the
Harlem Globetrotters
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team. In 1986, the team managed to win its first national title after an impressive season with a 26–10 record.
Trophies
Venezuelan Championship
*Winners (10): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2021
South American Club Championship
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
*Winners (3): 1988, 1989, 2000
Notable players
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David Cubillán
References
External links
Official WebsiteTeam Profileat Latinbasket.com
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Basketball teams established in 1984
Basketball teams in Venezuela
Carabobo