Fernando Romay
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Born | A Coruña, Spain | 23 September 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 141 kg (311 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1976–1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1976–1993 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | OAR Ferrol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional
Real Madrid
history, and also one of the best players in Spanish basketball history. He stands around 7 ft tall.
Professional basketball club career
During his
FIBA European Super Cup championships (1984, 1988, 1989), two EuroLeague championships (1978, 1980), three FIBA Saporta Cup championships (1984, 1989, 1992), and the FIBA Korać Cup
championship in 1988. With Real Madrid, he also won eight Spanish League championships in total.
He won four
Spanish Supercup
in 1984.
Romay was
the Spanish ACB League's all-time leader in blocked shots with 671,[1] until Fran Vázquez surpassed his record on 17 April 2016.[2]
National team basketball career
Romay was a member of the senior
Spanish national basketball team. With Spain, he played at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics
, where he won a silver medal.
He also represented Spain at the following major
1990 FIBA World Cup.[3]
American football playing career
After his retirement from playing professional basketball, in October 1995, Romay became an
Spanish league Bowl. He did not play any minutes in the finals game against the Vilafranca Eagles
.
Television career
Romay makes regular appearances on Spanish television on programmes, such as Mira Quien Baila!, which is the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars.
References
- ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fran Vázquez ya es el máximo taponador histórico de la Liga Endesa". ACB.com. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Fernando ROMAY PEREIRO (ESP).
- ^ "Romay salta al fútbol americano con Los Panteras" (in Spanish). El País. 5 October 1995. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
- Fernando Romay at FIBA.com
- Fernando Romay international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Fernando Romay at SeleccionBaloncesto.es (in Spanish)
- Fernando Romay at realmadrid.com
- Fernando Romay at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Fernando Romay at COE.es (in Spanish)