Raimundo Saporta

Raimundo Saporta Namías (16 December 1926 – 2 February 1997) was a Spanish professional

FIBA Hall of Fame

as a contributor.

Early life

Saporta was born in Paris,^[1] to a Jewish family.^[2] He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid.^[3]^[4]

Basketball executive career

Saporta was the head of the basketball section of the multi-sports club

International Basketball Federation

(FIBA), including President of the Commission for International Organization (1960–onward), President of the Commission for International Competitions (1990–1997), and Vice-President (1995–1997).

References

^ FIBA
^ "Raimundo Saporta: The father of Real Madrid and Spanish basketball". 5 February 2020.
^ Salaner, Vicente. "El mejor Madrid de siempre" (Archive). El País. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.
^ Meneses, Enrique. "Prefiero el Liceo Francés" (Archive); Letters to the editor). El País. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

External links

[1] FIBA

[2] "Raimundo Saporta: The father of Real Madrid and Spanish basketball". 5 February 2020.

[3] Salaner, Vicente. "El mejor Madrid de siempre" (Archive). El País. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.

[Meneses-4] Meneses, Enrique. "Prefiero el Liceo Francés" (Archive); Letters to the editor). El País. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

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v t e FIBA Saporta Cup seasons
Saporta Cup Finals Saporta Cup Finals MVP Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer Saporta Cup Top Scorer FIBA Europe All-Star Game FIBA EuroStars Saporta Cup Records Raimundo Saporta
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
FIBA European Cup	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
FIBA EuroCup	1996–97 1997–98
FIBA Saporta Cup	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02