José Ángel Antelo Paredes (born May 7, 1987) is a Spanish politician for Vox and a retired professional

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player. Antelo, born in

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, played as

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Professional career

Antelo was formed in the young teams of

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. He played as professional player for the first time in the disappeared

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. He played most of his career at this league and he only played two seasons at

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: in

Bilbao Basket Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...

and

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. After being nominated as the best national player of the

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with Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad, he signs with

team UCAM Murcia. On 27 March 2019, during the 2018–19 season and after spending seven years in Murcia, suffering several injuries, Antelo announced his retirement from the professional basketball.

National team career

Antelo played in all Spanish young teams, being with the U18 team champion of the

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in 2004. In the same year, he also won the

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played at

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Political career

On 12 April 2019, right-wing party Vox announced his inclusion in the Murcian regional branch of the party. On 4 December 2019, after being elected months before as councilor of the city of

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and after the dismissal of the main people of the party in the regional branch, Antelo was named president of the party's caretaker committee. Following the

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he was appointed to the vice president in the

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References

External links

FIBA Profile
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