Asier García

Asier García
Garcia playing versuses Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameAsier García Pereiro
NationalitySpanish
Born (1981-06-11) 11 June 1981 (age 43)
Pais Vasco, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportWheelchair basketball

Asier García Pereiro[a][1] (born 11 June 1981) is a Spanish wheelchair basketball player. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a member of Spain men's national team.

Personal

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García was born on 11 June 1981 in Pais Vasco. In 2012, he lived in Madrid.[2]

Wheelchair basketball

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García is a 4 point player.[3]

National team

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García competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. It was the first time the Spanish national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years.[4] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo.[5] His team finished fifth overall.[4] He played in the game against Turkey and the United States.[6] He was a member of the national team at the 2013 European Championships. His team finished with a bronze medal after defeating Sweden, and Garcia was the third best performer with an average of 10 points per game, 4 rebounds per game and 6 assists per game.[7] In the game against Sweden, he led the team in scoring with 19 points, rebounds with 8 and had 4 assists.[8]

Club

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In 2009, García played for Fuhnpaiin-Peraleda.[9][10] During the 2011/2012 season, he played for CID Casa Murcia Getafe.[11] In 2013, he played club wheelchair basketball for Bilbao Basket.[7] In a game against Getafe that season, he led the team in scoring with 26 points.[12] In a game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 16 points.[13][14] He scored 4 points in the team's loss to ONCE.[15] In mid-November, Garcia ranked second in the league in average number of rebounds per game with 11.5.[16][17] He has acted as an ambassador of sorts for the team, encouraging Colombia national team members Daniel Díaz and José Leep to join the team for the 2013/2014 season.[18]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pereiro.

References

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  1. ^ "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Asier García Pereiro". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. ^ "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ^ 25 de septiembre de 2011. 00:00h Redacción.  Madrid. "Histórica medalla de bronce del equipo español de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas en el Campeonato de Europa — La Razón digital" (in Spanish). Larazon.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Lo Ăşltimo de lo Ăşltimo — Jaume LlambĂ Riera, jugador de la selecciĂłn espaĂąola de baloncesto nos habla de los obstĂĄculos diarios que encuentra en Madrid — Entrevistas y Reportajes" (in Spanish). Loultimodeloultimo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  5. ^ "El baloncesto en silla de Ruedas ha experimentado una evolución espectacular" (in Spanish). Diario La Comarca de Puertollano. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Paralimpicos.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  7. ^ a b "España, bronce en el Europeo de baloncesto en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  8. ^ "España comienza con victoria el Europeo de silla de ruedas de Alemania" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  9. ^ "Trabajada victoria de España ante Holanda" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  10. ^ "Solidaridad Digital - ¡A por el oro!" (in Spanish). Solidaridaddigital.es. 2009-10-08. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  11. ^ "Soria y Robles se caen de la lista de convocados para los Juegos Paralímpicos — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). ABC.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  12. ^ "El Bidaideak SR pasa por encima del Getafe (73-57)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  13. ^ "El Mideba sigue fuerte en casa" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. 2013-11-10. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  14. ^ "El Bidaideak se queda a un paso de la remontada en la cancha del Mideba (67-65)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  15. ^ "El Bidaideak BSR no puede con el poderío del campeón Fundosa (69-40)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  16. ^ MARCO A. RODRÍGUEZ. "Líderes estadísticos frente el líder" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  17. ^ Marco A. Rodríguez (2013-11-23). "Líderes estadísticos frente el líder" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  18. ^ "Conexión colombiana para el Bidaideak Bilbao BSR" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
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