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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 Vidal in 2016 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
| 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
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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