Francisco Buscató

Personal information
Born	(1940-04-21) April 21, 1940 Pineda de Mar, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
1955–1957	Pineda de Mar
1957–1960	FC Barcelona
1960–1964	Aismalíbar Montcada
1964–1974	Joventut Badalona
As coach:
1974–1975	Joventut Badalona
1975–1980	FC Barcelona (Juniors)
1980–1981	L'Hospitalet
1992	Catalonia
Career highlights and awards
5x FIBA European Selection (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) 50 Greatest FIBA Players (1991)
Medals Representing  Spain Men's Basketball FIBA EuroBasket 1973 Spain National Team

Francesc "Nino" Buscató Durlán, commonly known as either Nino Buscató or Francisco Buscató (born April 21, 1940 in Pineda de Mar, Spain) is a former Spanish basketball player and basketball coach. At 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, he played at the point guard position. He was named to the FIBA European Selection five times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), and he was also named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 1970 he shared UNESCO International Fair Play Award with another Spaniard, soccer player Pedro Zaballa.^[1]

Club career

Buscató spent the major part of his club career playing with FC Barcelona and Joventut Badalona. He won two Spanish League championship titles (1959, 1968) and two Spanish Cups (1959, 1969).

Spanish national team

Buscató represented the Spanish national basketball team from 1959 to 1973, at international competitions. He won a EuroBasket silver medal at the EuroBasket 1973, and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 11 points per game in the tournament.

References

External links

• FIBA Profile