Ignacio "Nacho" Rodríguez Marín (born 2 September 1970) is a former

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professional

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player.

Professional career

Born in Málaga, Rodríguez played most of his career with the teams Spanish professional Liga ACB teams

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and

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. During his time with

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, he won the EuroLeague's 2002-03 season championship. In the Liga ACB ( the top-tier level Spanish League), he played 16,605 minutes (5th most) in 737 games (2nd most).

Spain national team

Rodríguez also competed with the senior

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at the

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, where the squad finished in 9th place.Ignacio Rodríguez
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References

1970 births Living people Spanish men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Spain Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Liga ACB players Baloncesto Málaga players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Menorca Bàsquet players CB Valladolid players Point guards Sportspeople from Málaga 2002 FIBA World Championship players 1998 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub