José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in
Valladolid
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,
Spain
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) is a Spanish retired
basketball
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player. He played 112 matches for the
Spain national team.
Clubs
* 1979-83:
Real Madrid
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* 1983-85:
Cajamadrid
* 1985-87:
CB Zaragoza
* 1987-92:
Real Madrid
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* 1992-96:
BC Andorra
* 1996-97:
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., known as Flexicar Fuenlabrada because of sponsorship reasons, or just as Fuenlabrada, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Primera FEB and ...
Awards
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Liga ACB
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(2): 1979-80, 1981–82
*
Copa del Rey
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(1): 1988-89
*
Euroleague
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(1): 1979-80
*
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1981
*
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* Vitomir ...
(1): 1987-88
*
Saporta Cup
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(2): 1988-89, 1991–92
*
Summer Olympics
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- Silver Medal
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
References
ACB profile
1959 births
Living people
Spanish men's basketball players
Liga ACB players
Real Madrid Baloncesto players
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Point guards
Sportspeople from Valladolid
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for Spain
Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Olympic medalists in basketball
BC Andorra players
Spanish expatriate basketball people in Andorra
CB Zaragoza players
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Gento family
21st-century Spanish people
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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