Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional

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coach and former player. He is currently working as an

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for

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of the Spanish

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and the EuroLeague. He was an

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selection in

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, as well as the ACB

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the same year.

Professional career

San Emeterio began his professional career with

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, during the 2001–02 season. In 2006, he joined

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. In 2008, he moved to Baskonia. He was named the

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in 2011. In 2011, he signed a new four-year contract extension with Baskonia. On 30 June 2015, he parted ways with Baskonia. On 8 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with

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. San Emeterio signed a contract extension on 13 July 2020.

Retirement

On 1 July 2021 San Emeterio announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Coaching career

Following retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming

for

of the Spanish

Spain national team

San Emeterio was a part of the Spain national team that won the bronze medal at the

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. He also was a member of the senior men's Spain national team that participated at the

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, and won the gold medal at the

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. He also won the silver medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

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, and the gold medal at the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 20 , , 4 , , 11.0 , , .403 , , .286 , , .882 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 20 , , 18 , , 27.9 , , .484 , , .426 , , .800 , , 3.8 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 11.8 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 20 , , 20 , , 33.8 , , .569 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .500 , , .771 , , 5.5 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .1 , , 13.7 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 19.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 10 , , 5 , , 28.1 , , .472 , , .343 , , .960 , , 4.6 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .0 , , 12.0 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 28 , , 9 , , 24.3 , , .464 , , .338 , , .772 , , 3.3 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .0 , , 9.0 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 21 , , 21 , , 26.7 , , .496 , , .435 , , .793 , , 2.8 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 9.3 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , 24 , , 7 , , 23.2 , , .421 , , .319 , , .797 , , 3.0 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 10.3 , , 10.3 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2 , Career , 143 , , 84 , , 24.7 , , .481 , , .384 , , .805 , , 3.4 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .0 , , 9.8 , , 11.0

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

: 2006–07, 2018–19 * Spanish King's Cup:

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*2×

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: 2009–10, 2016–17

Individual awards

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* ACB

* All-EuroCup Second Team: 2016–17

Spain national team

: *

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Professional career

Retirement

Coaching career

Spain national team

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Individual awards

Spain national team

References

External links