Ignacio "Nacho" Azofra de la Cuesta (born 23 July 1969) is a retired Spanish professional

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player. He played most of his career for Estudiantes, with two brief spells playing for Caja San Fernando and Lagun Aro Bilbao. He also played for the

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Professional career

A 1.85 m (6'1') tall point guard, Azofra led the EuroLeague in assists, with 5.6 per game in the 1992–93 season. He spent almost his whole career playing for Estudiantes, with which he reached the

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, and a

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final in 1999. He is considered to be one of the all-time figures of the club of the club of Estudiantes. He played in 705 games in the

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( the top-tier level Spanish basketball league), the third most in ACB history.ACB data

Spain national team

Azofra was also a member of the senior

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. He played at the

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

Coaching career

After his retirement from his basketball playing career, Azofra returned to

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, in a coaching role.

Awards

Clubs

* 2x Spanish King's Cup Winner: (1991–92 and 1999–00) with Estudiantes *

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: (1991–92) with Estudiantes *

Runner-up: (1998–99) with Estudiantes * Spanish League Runner-up: (2003–04) with Estudiantes

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
1969 births Living people Spanish men's basketball players Liga ACB players Bilbao Basket players Real Betis Baloncesto players CB Estudiantes players 1998 FIBA World Championship players Point guards {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub