Unió Esportiva Recreativa Pineda de Mar (in Spanish, ''Unión Deportiva Recreativa Pineda de Mar'') is a
basketball
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club based in
Pineda de Mar
Pineda de Mar is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Calella and Santa Susanna. The main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town.
The town centre has several ...
,
Catalonia
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Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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History
The club was created in 1952 as a merge of three entities in the municipality (''Club Ciclista'', ''Club de Bàsquet'' and ''Club d'Escacs''), but it was not officially founded until 1954.
UER Pineda de Mar played in
Primera División from 1971 to 1979, when it was relegated to the Primera B. In these golden years, the club achieved the fourth position in the
1976–77 and played two times the
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In 1995, the club came back to the second division, this time called
Liga EBA and in 1996 joins the new second division
LEB, where it played only two seasons before resigning. Nowadays, it plays in the Regional leagues of Catalonia.
Season by season
Notable players
*
Nino Buscató
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El Ayuntamiento de Pineda de Mar homenajea a Francesc "Nino" Buscató
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References
External links
Official website
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Catalan basketball teams
Former LEB Oro teams
Former Liga EBA teams