Christian Dalmau
Personal information | |
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Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | August 29, 1975
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1992–2017 |
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Number | 9 |
Career history | |
1992–1994 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
1995 | Maratonistas de Coamo |
1996–1998 | Villalba |
1999–2000 | Maratonistas de Coamo |
2001–2005 | San German Athletics |
2004–2005 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
2005–2007 | Prokom Trefl Sopot |
2007–2008 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
2008 | Ural Great Perm |
2009–2012 | Vaqueros de Bayamon |
2013, 2015 | Mets de Guaynabo |
2014 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2013 | Halcones Xalapa |
2015–2016 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
2017 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Christian Dalmau (born August 29, 1975) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. He is the second son of the legendary Puerto Rican basketball star Raymond Dalmau. Dalmau has played in the NCAA, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with the Piratas de Quebradillas, Maratonistas de Coamo, Villalba, and San German Athletics. Dalmau has played internationally in Turkey, Poland, and Israel. Dalmau was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Biography
Dalmau began his career in 1993 with the Piratas de Quebradillas. As a rookie, he showed great potential but the team decided to trade him for more experienced players. His new team was the Maratonistas de Coamo where he proved to be a star. Later on he was traded to the Atleticos de San German. Currently he plays for the Vaqueros de Bayamon. In 2002-2003 season, Dalmau played with Mobile Revelers of the NBDL. Dalmau was named Most Valuable Player in 2004. That same year he was selected to replace his brother, Richie, on the Puerto Rican National Team. He played in the Israeli Basketball League with Hapoel Galil Elyon. From 2005-07, Dalmau played in Poland with Prokom Trefl Sopot.
For the 2007-08 season, Dalmau played with Beşiktaş Cola Turka of the Turkish League. In July 2008 he signed a contract with PBC Ural Great Perm in Russian Basketball Super League 1.[1]
In 2009, Dalmau returned to the BSN to play for the Vaqueros de Bayamon. That same year he led the team to the BSN Finals, and eventually to the BSN Championship.[citation needed] Dalmau was named 2009 BSN Finals MVP en route to his first BSN Championship. In 2010, after being named the league's MVP during the regular season, Dalmau led Bayamon to their second straight BSN Finals appearance. Although having home-court advantage in the Finals, Bayamon fell to the Capitanes de Arecibo in seven games, losing the seventh game on their home floor.[citation needed]
In 2020, Dalmau coached Central Pointe Christian Academy to a win at the SIIA State championship.[citation needed]
See also
Sources
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Dalmau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
References
- ^ "Rumbo a Rusia Christian Dalmau" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- 2002 FIBA World Championship players
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
- Asseco Gdynia players
- Atléticos de San Germán players
- Baloncesto Superior Nacional players
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Beşiktaş men's basketball players
- Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players
- Capitanes de Arecibo players
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Halcones de Xalapa players
- Hapoel Galil Elyon players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Maratonistas de Coamo players
- Mobile Revelers players
- Olympic basketball players of Puerto Rico
- PBC Ural Great players
- People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Piratas de Quebradillas players
- Point guards
- Puerto Rican expatriates in Poland
- Puerto Rican men's basketball players
- Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players
- Shooting guards
- Trefl Sopot players