Rafael "Rafa" Jofresa Prats (born 2 September 1966 in

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) is a Spanish retired professional

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player. At a height of tall, he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Jofresa played in 756 games (the 2nd-most all-time) in the top-tier level Spanish

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He was a member of the

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team, in 1995.

National team career

Jofresa was a member of the senior

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. He had 75

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with Spain's senior national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 EuroBasket.

Personal life

Jofresa's brother, Tomás, was also a professional basketball player.

Awards and titles won

Spain

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(Spanish League) (3): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97 *

Copa Príncipe de Asturias The Copa Princesa de Asturias de Baloncesto ( English: ''Princess of Asturias' Cup of Basketball'') is an annual 2nd-tier level national cup competition for Spanish professional basketball teams, that is organized by Spain's 2nd-tier level profes ...

(Spanish Prince's Cup) (2): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91

Europe

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(1): 1989–90 *

EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

(1): 1993–94

References

External links

FIBA Profile

Spanish League Profile
* * * 1966 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Catalonia CB Girona players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players for Spain Point guards Spanish men's basketball players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Barcelona 1994 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub