Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional

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player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the

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in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one of the

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Club career

At the club level, Rodríguez played for Aismalíbar (1958–1960), and

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(1960–1973). With Real, he won four FIBA European Champions' Cups (now called

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) (1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968), 12 Spanish League titles (1961–1966, 1968–1973) and nine Spanish Cup titles (1961, 1962, 1965–1967, 1970–1973).Euroleague.net Real Madrid legend: Emiliano Rodriguez.
/ref> He was the top scorer of the Spanish League in 1963 and 1964.

National team career

Rodríguez played in 175 games with the senior Spain national basketball team, participating in the

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, the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, and seven

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s, in the years

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

( named the tournament's MVP),

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

, 1969, and

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

References

External links

FIBA Hall of Fame Profile

LeyendasBaloncestoRealMadrid.es Profile

Euroleague.net Profile
1937 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1963 Mediterranean Games FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Olympic basketball players for Spain People from Tierras de León Real Madrid Baloncesto players Small forwards Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from the Province of León {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub