Borja Vidal
Spanish-Qatari handball and basketball player (born 1981)
Borja Vidal | |||
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Vidal in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández | ||
Born | (1981-12-25) 25 December 1981 (age 42) 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 |
Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández (born 25 December 1981) is a Spanish-Qatari handball player for Al-Qiyada and the Qatari national team.[1]
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 4 December 2016.
External links
- Basketball profile at ACB.com
- Borja Fernandez Fernandez at the European Handball Federation
- Borja Fernandez at Olympics.com
- Borja Vidal at Olympedia
- v
- t
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Qatar squad – 2015 World Men's Handball Championship – Silver medal
- 1 Marković
- 4 Mabrouk
- 7 Roiné
- 9 Capote
- 10 Al-Karbi
- 11 Murad
- 12 Šarić
- 13 Memišević
- 16 Stojanović
- 19 Vidal
- 20 Damjanović
- 25 Mallash
- 41 Benali
- 66 Madadi
- 77 Hamdoon
- 86 Hassaballa
- 94 Zakkar
- Coach: Rivera
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