Emiliano Rodríguez

Emiliano Rodríguez
Personal information
Born	10 June 1937; San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1958–1973
Position	Small forward
Career history
1958–1960	Aismalíbar
1960–1973	Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Order of Merit (1997); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008); EuroBasket MVP (1963); 4× EuroLeague champion (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968); 2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1963, 1964); 3× FIBA European Selection (1966, 1969, 1973); 12× Spanish League champion (1961–1966, 1968–1973); 9× Spanish Cup winner (1961, 1962, 1965–1967, 1970–1973); 2× Spanish League Top Scorer (1963, 1964);
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
Mediterranean Games

Emiliano Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano roˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.

Club career

At the club level, Rodríguez played for Aismalíbar (1958–1960), and Real Madrid (1960–1973). With Real, he won four FIBA European Champions' Cups (now called EuroLeague) (1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968), 12 Spanish League titles (from 1961 to 1966, and from 1968 to 1973) and nine Spanish Cup titles (1961, 1962, 1965–1967, 1970–1973).[1] He was the top scorer of the Spanish League in 1963 and 1964.

Euroleague.net Real Madrid legend: Emiliano Rodriguez.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emiliano Rodríguez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

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