Borja Vidal
Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández (born 25 December 1981) is a Spanish-Qatari handball player for Al-Qiyada and the Qatari national team.[1]
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| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Full name | Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández | |||||||||
| Born |
25 December 1981 Valdés, Spain | |||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish/Qatari | |||||||||
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | |||||||||
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| Current club | Al-Qiyada | |||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||
| BM Aragón | ||||||||||
| Algeciras BM | ||||||||||
| SD Teucro | ||||||||||
| CB Torrevieja | ||||||||||
2011–2013 | HBC Nantes | |||||||||
2013– | Al-Qiyada | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| Qatar | 34 | (79) | ||||||||
Medal record
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He formerly played professionally basketball in Spain until 2005, when he changed to handball.[2]
In 2013, Fernández got the Qatari passport for playing with their national team.[3]
He competed in handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Club career as basketball player
- 1999–2001 Joventut Badalona (Spain 4th and Spain 1st)
- 2001–2002 Club Melilla Baloncesto (Spain 2nd)
- 2002–2003 Bilbao Basket (Spain 2nd)
- 2003–2004 Basket Napoli (Italy 1st)
- 2004–2005 CAI Zaragoza (Spain 2nd)
Gallery
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References
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- «Ahora atizo más»; El Comercio, 3 June 2006 (in Spanish)
- "El primer 'Hispano' se hace qatarí" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borja Vidal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
External links
- Basketball profile at ACB.com
- Borja Fernandez Fernandez at the European Handball Federation
- Borja Fernandez at the International Olympic Committee
- Borja Fernandez at the Olympic Channel
- Borja Vidal at Olympedia
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