Francesc "Nino" Buscató Durlán (born 21 April 1940), commonly known as either Nino Buscató or Francisco Buscató, is a Spanish former professional

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player and

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. At 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, he played at the

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position. He was named to the

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five times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), and he was also named one of

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in 1991. In 1970 he shared UNESCO International Fair Play Award with another Spaniard, soccer player Pedro Zaballa.

Club career

Buscató spent the major part of his club career playing with

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and

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. He won two Spanish League championship titles (1959, 1968) and two Spanish Cups (1959, 1969).

National team career

Buscató represented at international competition the senior Spain national team (1959–1973). He won a

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silver medal at the

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, and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 11 points per game in the tournament. He also competed at three

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References

External links

FIBA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buscato, Francesc 1940 births Living people Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Joventut Badalona players Olympic basketball players for Spain Point guards Spanish basketball coaches Spanish men's basketball players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen