Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional

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coach and former player. He is currently working as an

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for

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of the Spanish

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and the

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. He was an

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selection in

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, as well as the ACB

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the same year.

Professional career

San Emeterio began his professional career with

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, during the 2001–02 season. In 2006, he joined

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. In 2008, he moved to Baskonia. He was named the

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in 2011. In 2011, he signed a new four-year contract extension with Baskonia. On 30 June 2015, he parted ways with Baskonia. On 8 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with

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. San Emeterio signed a contract extension on 13 July 2020.

Retirement

On 1 July 2021 San Emeterio announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Coaching career

Following retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming

for

of the Spanish

Spain national team

San Emeterio was a part of the Spain national team that won the bronze medal at the

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. He also was a member of the senior men's Spain national team that participated at the

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, and won the gold medal at the

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. He also won the silver medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

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, and the gold medal at the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="7", Baskonia , 20 , , 4 , , 11.0 , , .403 , , .286 , , .882 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 20 , , 18 , , 27.9 , , .484 , , .426 , , .800 , , 3.8 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , , , 11.8 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 20 , , 20 , , 33.8 , , .569 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .500* , , .771 , , 5.5 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .1 , , 13.7 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 19.1* , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 10 , , 5 , , 28.1 , , .472 , , .343 , , .960 , , 4.6 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , , , 12.0 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 28 , , 9 , , 24.3 , , .464 , , .338 , , .772 , , 3.3 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , , , 9.0 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 21 , , 21 , , 26.7 , , .496 , , .435 , , .793 , , 2.8 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , , , 9.3 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 24 , , 7 , , 23.2 , , .421 , , .319 , , .797 , , 3.0 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , , , 10.3 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 20 , , 10 , , 22.2 , , .450 , , .403 , , .793 , , 2.8 , , 2.3 , , .3 , , , , 9.4 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 24 , , 15 , , 17.8 , , .479 , , .468 , , .750 , , 1.8 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , , , 7.3 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020-21 , 24 , , 5 , , 13.3 , , .414 , , .362 , , .950 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , , , 4.9 , , 5.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 211 , , 114 , , 22.4 , , .473 , , .393 , , .806 , , 2.9 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 8.9 , , 9.8

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

* FIBA EuroCup: 2006–07, 2018–19 * Spanish King's Cup:

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

* Spanish Super Cup:

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

*2×

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: 2009–10, 2016–17

Individual awards

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* ACB

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: 2016–17

Spain national team

: *

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Professional career

Retirement

Coaching career

Spain national team

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Individual awards

Spain national team

References

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