Sergio Rodríguez (basketball player)

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Basketball player
Sergio Rodríguez
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Sergio Rodríguez in October 2017
Player information
Full name Sergio Rodríguez Gómez
Nickname Spanish Chocolate, El Chacho
birthday 12th June 1986 (age 34)
place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Spain
size 191 cm
Weight 84 kg
position Point guard
NBA draft 2006 , 27th Pick , Phoenix Suns
Club information
society Olimpia Milano
league Lega Basket Serie A
Jersey number 13
Clubs as active
2004–2006 Club Baloncesto Estudiantes 2006–2009 Portland Trail Blazers 2009–2010 Sacramento Kings 2010 New York Knicks 2010–2016 Real Madrid 2016–2017 Philadelphia 76ers 2017–2019 PBK CSKA Moscow Since 2019 Olimpia MilanoSpainSpain
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Sergio Rodríguez Gómez (born June 12, 1986 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ) is a Spanish basketball player . He plays in the position of point guard and is currently under contract with the Italian club Olimpia Milano .

Career

Rodríguez at Real Madrid in May 2011

The 1.91 meter tall Rodríguez began his career in the team of his school Colegio La Salle San Ildefonso in Santa Cruz de Tenerife . From there he moved to the clubs Tenerife CB and from 2000 to Siglo XXI, a basketball academy in Getxo . In 2003, CB Estudiantes signed the talented point guard and put him on the club's B team. He made his debut in the senior squad on June 13, 2004 in a playoff game for the Spanish championship against FC Barcelona . Rodríguez quickly rose to one of the greatest hopes of Spanish basketball and was chosen in the 2004/05 season to discover the season of the ACB league .

After three years with the Madrilenians he was selected in the NBA Draft 2006 in the 27th place of the first round by the Phoenix Suns and transferred to the Portland Trail Blazers , for which he played three years. In summer 2009 Rodríguez moved to the Sacramento Kings , but in February 2010 the Kings transferred him to the New York Knicks . In the North American professional league, however, Rodríguez was never able to prevail and mostly came from the bank. His best time was at the Knicks, where he averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 assists per game in 19.7 minutes .

In the summer of 2010 he went back to his homeland, to Real Madrid , where he signed a contract that ran until 2013. After a first year without a title, Rodríguez was able to win the trophy with his team in 2011/12 . At the beginning of the 2012/13 season he won the Spanish Supercup , he also reached the final of the Euroleague with Real Madrid and ended the year with a victory in the championship . He himself was voted the best point guard in the league's all-tournament team because of his strong lines .

In 2016, the Spaniard returned to the NBA and played for the Philadelphia 76ers for a year . But already after the 2016/17 season , Rodríguez left the league and signed a contract with PBK CSKA Moscow . According to basketball experts, Rodríguez's basketball qualities are better demonstrated in less athletic basketball in Europe, which is why he celebrated his successes in Europe.

In summer 2019 he moved to the Italian record champions Olimpia Milano .

National team

Rodríguez celebrated his first successes for the Spanish national team as a youngster. In 2004 he won the U18 European Championship with a 89:71 final against Turkey. In the tournament he averaged 19 points and distributed 8.5 assists per game and was voted MVP for his achievements .

On August 28, 2005, the then almost 19-year-old made his senior national team debut against France . Shortly thereafter, he was part of the squad at the European Championship , but failed here in the game for third place to France. His greatest success with the selection of Spain came at the 2006 World Basketball Championship in Japan , where he won the gold medal. At the 2007 European Championships in their own country, Rodríguez and his team failed in the final against Russia and took silver.

successes

Sergio Rodríguez
medal table

Basketball (men)

SpainSpain Spain
Olympic games
bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Spain
silver 2012 London Spain
World Championship
gold 2006 Japan Spain
European Championship
gold 2015 Europe Spain
bronze 2013 Slovenia Spain
silver 2007 Spain Spain
U18 European Championship
gold 2004 Spain Spain U18

Web links

Commons : Sergio Rodríguez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tim Eisenberger : Names for the big stage. Rodriguez, the passporter, they call "Spanish Chocolate". In: sueddeutsche.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), November 17, 2018, accessed on May 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ Alberto De Roa: NBA nicknames: The ultimate compilation. These are (pretty much) all the nicknames in NBA history. In: HoopsHype.com. USA Today , February 24, 2019, accessed May 25, 2020 .
  3. ^ Sergio Rodríguez, Jugador Revelación ACB 2004-05. In: acb.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012 .
  4. ^ Sergio Rodriguez, new Real Madrid player. In: realmadrid.com . July 2, 2010, archived from the original on July 6, 2010 ; accessed on July 2, 2010 (English).
  5. ↑ FIBA .com: Spain | 2004 European Championship for Men 18 | Archives
personal data
SURNAME Rodríguez, Sergio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodríguez Gómez, Sergio (full name); Spanish Chocolate, El Chacho (nicknames)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Spain