Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional
basketball
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player. A talented
center
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, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
position, he was one of the stars of
Real Madrid, throughout the seventies and the eighties.
Club career
Rullán was a major contributor to
Real's three
EuroLeague titles in 1974, 1978, and 1980, as well as their
FIBA Saporta Cup
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title in 1984. He had a memorable performance, with 27 points in the 1980
EuroLeague Final
The EuroLeague Finals are the championship finals of the EuroLeague competition. The EuroLeague is the highest level tier, and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe.
Title holders
* ......1958 Rīgas ASK
* 195 ...
, against
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
. He won 14
Spanish League championships, and 9
Spanish King's Cup titles, in his 18 seasons with the club.
National team career
Rullán also shined with the senior
Spain men's national basketball team
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, playing in 161
games, and winning the silver medal at the
EuroBasket 1973
The 1973 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1973, was the eighteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
Group stage Group A – Badalona
Group B – Barcelona
Knocko ...
.
External links
FIBA ProfileThe Legend, Real Madrid: Rafael RullanReal Madrid Legend ProfileSpanish League Profile
1952 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Centers (basketball)
Liga ACB players
Olympic basketball players of Spain
Power forwards (basketball)
Real Madrid Baloncesto players
Spanish men's basketball players
1974 FIBA World Championship players
Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca
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