Félix Courtinard

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Félix Courtinard (born July 12,  1961 in Saint-Joseph (Martinique) ) is a retired French basketball player .

career

Courtinard grew up on the French Caribbean island of Martinique , played soccer as a teenager and started playing basketball at the age of 17. In 1983 he moved to Oloron Sainte-Marie in the south-west of France and played there in the fourth highest division. The 2.05 meter tall indoor player worked his way up to the top division. In the 1986/87 season he played in Voiron for the first time in the first division, for the 1987/88 season Courtinard moved within the league to Nantes BC. There he scored an average of 10 points and 6.3 rebounds per encounter. In the 1988/89 season he joined BCM Gravelines and made a further step in development when he increased his values ​​to 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He stayed in Gravelines until 1990.

In the 1990/91 season Courtinard was under contract with Cholet Basket , where he scored 15.3 points per use. In Cholet he formed a strong team with the American John Devereaux .

In 1991/92 Courtinard played for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne , from 1992 to 1994 for the capital club Racing PSG and 1994/95 for SIG Strasbourg .

After retiring from his career, he moved to Guadeloupe . He became president of the Phoenix Petit Bourg Association.

National team

As a second division player, Courtinard made his debut in France's senior team in November 1985. He took part in the European Championships in 1991 and 1993. He came to a total of 50 internationals.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Félix COURTINARD | Cholet Basket. Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b COURTINARD Felix | LNB.fr. Accessed August 16, 2020 (French).
  3. ↑ Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane: Ces étoiles venues d'Outre-Mer. In: Basket Europe. April 7, 2017, accessed August 16, 2020 (French).
  4. ^ Félix Courtinard profile, European Championship for Men 1991. Accessed August 16, 2020 .
  5. ↑ ftellier: Tricolores et SIGmen. February 21, 2018, accessed on August 16, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Courtinard, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Joseph (Martinique)