Ignacio Yáñez Cidad (born April 11, 1973 in
Madrid
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) is a retired Spanish professional
basketball
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player and a current manager.
In April 2012, after becoming champion of
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and
Copa Príncipe de Asturias
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with
Iberostar Canarias, he decided to retire of professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
.
Nacho Yáñez anuncia su retirada
CB Canarias. April 18, 2012
Honours
Canarias
* Copa Príncipe MVP: 1
**2012
Spain
* Mediterranean Games Gold Medal: 1
**2001
References
External links
Player profile at ACB.com
Coach profile at ACB.com
Profile at FEB.es
1973 births
Living people
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Baloncesto León players
CB Canarias players
CB Estudiantes players
Liga ACB players
Menorca Bàsquet players
Spanish basketball coaches
Spanish men's basketball players
Basketball players from Madrid
CB Inca players
UB La Palma players
Tenerife CB players
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Forwards (basketball)
Real Canoe NC basketball players
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