Antonio Martín Espina (born June 18, 1966) is a Spanish retired professional

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player. At a height of 2.10 m (6 ft 10 in), and a weight of 104 kg (230 lbs.), he played at the

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position. He is the current president of the Spanish ACB.

College career

Martín played

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, with the

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, during the 1986–87 season.

Professional career

After playing with Estudiantes, in the 1982–83 season, Martín moved to

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. He played with Real Madrid, for twelve years, from 1983, until 1995. He was a member of the

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team, in 1991.

National team career

Martín was a member of the senior Spain men's national team. With Spain, he won the bronze medal at the

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, where he was also voted to the

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After retirement

In July 2018, Martín was named the President of the Spanish ACB.

Personal life

His brother,

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, also played with

Awards and accomplishments

Clubs (Real Madrid)

*5× Spanish League Champion: (1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94) *4×

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

Winner (1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93) *3×

FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA E ...

(FIBA Saporta Cup) Champion: (1983–84, 1988–89, 1991–92) * EuroLeague

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: (1994–95) *

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Champion: (1987–88)

Spanish senior national team

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Individual

: 1991 *

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References

External links

FIBA Profile

Profile at ACB.com

Real Madrid Legends
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