Trotamundos B.B.C. (), also known as Trotamundos de Carabobo, is a professional

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team based in

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, located in the

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

Carabobo State Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, Venezuela, Valencia, which is also the country's main in ...

. The team currently plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. The team has won the Venezuelan championship 11 times. Trotamundos has also won the

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three times, in 1988, 1989 and 2000.

History

On June 11, 1983, Germán Blanco Romero bought the Andinos de Mérida team and named the team Trotamundos (in English: Globetrotters) in honour to the

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team. In 1986, the team managed to win its first national title after an impressive season with a 26–10 record.

Trophies

Venezuelan Championship *Winners (10): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2021

South American Club Championship South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

*Winners (3): 1988, 1989, 2000

Roster

Notable players

* David Cubillán

References

External links

Official WebsiteTeam Profile
at Latinbasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Trotamundos de Carabobo Basketball teams established in 1984 Basketball teams in Venezuela Carabobo