Ana Belén Álvaro
Personal information
BornApril 24, 1969
Cuenca
NationalitySpanish
Listed height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1984–2002
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1984-1986Mecalux Hospitalet
1986-1988Natural Cusí
1988-1989Caja Toledo
1989-1992BEX Banco Exterior
1992-1996Dorna Godella / Costa Naranja
1996-1997Pool Getafe
1998-2001Valenciennes Olympic
2001-2002Esportiu Universitari
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place1993 Italy

Ana Belén Álvaro Bascuñana (born April 24, 1969) is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain from 1988 to 2002 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship. At club level, she won the 1993 FIBA European Champions Cup and 6 Liga Femenina titles.[1][2][3]

Club career

After playing in her childhood club at Mollet del Vallès, she went to Hospitalet to play for Mecalux in 1984, thus making her debut in Liga Femenina at 15. After Mecalux resigned its position in the top tier, she played for Natural Cusí in nearby El Masnou, where she spent two seasons. As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the Olympic tournament, she won back-to-back leagues with Dorna Godella and Pool Getafe. With Dorna Godella she went to win the 1992-93 FIBA European Champions Cup. She had another successful spell at French club Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic, where she won one French league, one French cup and became runner-up of the 2000-2001 Euroleague.[4]

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 19. She played with the senior team for 14 years, from 1988 to 2002, with a total of 204 caps and 8.5 PPG. She participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 2 World Championships and in three European Championships:

Coaching career

She became assistant coach in the French club St. Amaund Leseau in 2003. Back in Spain she continued her coaching career in clubs of the Valencian Community, including her old club Dorna Godella (renamed Ros Casares) and other male and female clubs.

References

  1. ↑ "Search page | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. ↑ "Ana Belén Álvaro Bascuñana | enciclopèdia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ↑ "ACB.COM - Ana Belén Álvaro Bascuñana: Un repaso a su carrera". www.acb.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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