David Navarro Brugal (born 17 May 1983) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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| No. 20 – Monbus Obradoiro | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 17, 1983 Esparraguera, Catalonia, Spain |
| Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2003 | Olesa |
| 2003–2004 | Melilla |
| 2004–2005 | Rosalía de Castro |
| 2005–2006 | Bàsquet Manresa |
| 2006–2007 | Ciudad de Vigo |
| 2007–2009 | Clavijo |
| 2009–2011 | Sant Josep Girona |
| 2011 | Valencia |
| 2011–2012 | Menorca |
| 2012–2013 | Valladolid |
| 2013–2017 | Andorra |
| 2017–present | Obradoiro |
Professional career
editAfter spending his first years as a professional mainly in Catalonia, Navarro made his debut in Liga ACB in 2005 with Bàsquet Manresa.
He came back to LEB Oro for playing with Sant Josep Girona, before coming back to the top tier with Valencia Basket in February 2011.[1]
In 2013, Navarro agreed terms with River Andorra, where he became captain of the club after several years in the team of the Principality. In his first season, Andorra conquered the title of the 2012–13 LEB Oro season.[2]
On June 28, 2017, Navarro signed a two-year contract with Obradoiro CAB.[3]
International career
editAfter living four years in Andorra, Navarro was declared able to play with the Andorra national team,[4] as a result of a special eligibility rule from FIBA Europe for small countries.
He made his debut in May 2017, at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in San Marino.[5]
References
edit- ^ "David Navarro, el 'trotamundos' de Esparreguera" (in Spanish). Solobasket. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "El River Andorra sella el ascenso a la ACB" (in Spanish). Marca. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Obradoiro tabs David Navarro". Sportando.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Juegos de los Pequeños Estados de Europa" (in Spanish). Zona de Básquet. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Una cerimònia que destaca el valor d'anar tots plegats" (in Catalan). El Periòdic d'Andorra. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.