Ignacio Solozábal

Ignacio Solozábal
Medal record
Competitor for  Spain
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team Competition
European Championships
1983 France Spain

Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo soloˈθaβal]; born January 8, 1958 in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired Spanish basketball player. Solozábal, a 1.85 m point guard, spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992. With them he won two Saporta Cups in 1985 and 1986, a Korać Cup in 1987, six Spanish Championship titles as well as nine Spanish Cups.

Solozábal was a regular member of the Spanish national team, winning a silver medal at the 1983 Eurobasket and another one at the 1984 Olympics. He is considered as one of the best Spanish basketball players ever and was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona retired his number 7 shirt.[1]

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