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León David Najnudel (14 July 1941 – 22 April 1998) was an
León David Najnudel (14 July 1941 – 22 April 1998) was an Argentine
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professional basketball
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player and basketball coach
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, and the main driving force in the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet
Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to:
Sports
Basketball
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain
Football
Latin Amer ...
, the first nationwide yearly professional basketball league in Argentina.
Playing career
Najnudel played for Villa Crespo, Victoria, Barracas Juniors andAtlanta
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.
Coaching career
*Atlanta
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: 1963–1971
*Corrientes Province
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youth team: 1971–1975
*Ferro Carril Oeste
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: 1976–1982
*CB Zaragoza
Club Baloncesto Zaragoza is a basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who played from 1981 to 1996 in the top Spanish league (Liga ACB since 1983) and now plays in the 1ª División, the fifth tier. Most of the years in which the team played ...
(Spain
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): 1983–1984
*Argentina national basketball team
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Argentina's national baske ...
: 1985
* Sport Club Cañadense: 1986–1988
*Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...
: 1988–1990
* Deportivo San Andrés: 1991
*Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
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: 1992–1993
*Boca Juniors
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: 1994–1995
* Racing Club: 1995
*Ferro Carril Oeste
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: 1996
Honours
;Ferro Carril Oeste * Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes: 1981, 1982 *Liga Nacional de Básquet
Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to:
Sports
Basketball
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain
Football
Latin Amer ...
: 1989
;CB Zaragoza
*Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
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History
Originally known as the ''Copa de España de Bal ...
: 1983
Stats
*League games: 448 games with 241 wins and 207 losses. (53,80%) *Regular Series: 388 games with 207 wins and 181 losses. (53.35%) *Post-Season: 60 games with 34 wins and 26 losses. (56.66%)Liga Nacional de Básquet
Najnudel, along coaches José María Cavallero and Horacio Seguí, as well as journalistOsvaldo Ricardo Orcasitas
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*Osvaldo Ardiles (born 1952), an Argentine football player and coach
*Osvaldo Bagnoli (born 1935), an Italian football coach
*Osvaldo Bido ...
, were the main proponents of the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet
Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to:
Sports
Basketball
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain
Football
Latin Amer ...
. The goal was finally achieved on 26 April 1985, when the first game of the league was played.
The new nationwide league allowed basketball to grow in cities other than Buenos Aires
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, like in Bahía Blanca
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and Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
, that became important basketball centers.
Death
Najnudel died ofleukemia
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in 1998.
References
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