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Fernando San Emeterio
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San Emeterio in 2017, with the Valencia Basket.
Valencia Basket
Assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Santander, Spain
Listed height 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2001–2021
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Career history
As player:
2001–2006 Valladolid
2006–2008 Girona
2008–2015 Baskonia
2015–2021 Valencia Basket
As coach:
2021–present Valencia Basket (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • EuroCup champion (2019)
  • 2× Liga ACB champion (2010, 2017)
  • All-EuroCup Second Team (2017)
  • All-EuroLeague First Team (2011)
  • All-Liga ACB Team (2011)
  • Liga ACB MVP (2011)
  • Liga ACB Domestic Player of the Year (2011)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold 2011 Lithuania
Gold 2015 France
Bronze 2013 Slovenia
Bronze 2017 Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Bronze 2005 Almería Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is San Emeterio and the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, as well as the ACB MVP the same year.

Professional career

San Emeterio began his professional career with Valladolid, during the 2001–02 season. In 2006, he joined Girona. In 2008, he moved to Baskonia. He was named the ACB MVP in 2011. In 2011, he signed a new four-year contract extension with Baskonia. On 30 June 2015, he parted ways with Baskonia. On 8 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Valencia Basket. San Emeterio signed a contract extension on 13 July 2020.

Retirement

On 1 July 2021 San Emeterio announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Coaching career

Following retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming assistant coach for Valencia Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Spain national team

San Emeterio was a part of the Spain national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also was a member of the senior men's Spain national team that participated at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2011. He also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Baskonia 20 4 11.0 .403 .286 .882 1.8 .6 .3 .1 3.5 3.0
2009–10 20 18 27.9 .484 .426 .800 3.8 2.3 .8 — 11.8 14.1
2010–11 20 20 33.8 .569 .500* .771 5.5 2.4 .8 .1 13.7 19.1*
2011–12 10 5 28.1 .472 .343 .960 4.6 2.1 .8 — 12.0 13.4
2012–13 28 9 24.3 .464 .338 .772 3.3 2.1 .5 — 9.0 10.1
2013–14 21 21 26.7 .496 .435 .793 2.8 2.0 .3 — 9.3 9.2
2014–15 24 7 23.2 .421 .319 .797 3.0 1.8 .5 — 10.3 10.3
2017–18 Valencia 20 10 22.2 .450 .403 .793 2.8 2.3 .3 — 9.4 8.9
2019–20 24 15 17.8 .479 .468 .750 1.8 1.6 .4 — 7.3 8.5
2020-21 24 5 13.3 .414 .362 .950 1.3 1.3 .3 — 4.9 5.0
Career 211 114 22.4 .473 .393 .806 2.9 1.8 .5 .0 8.9 9.8

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

  • FIBA EuroCup: 2006–07, 2018–19
  • Spanish King's Cup: 2009
  • Spanish Super Cup: 2008, 2018
  • 2× Spanish ACB League: 2009–10, 2016–17

Individual awards

  • All-EuroLeague First Team: 2010–11
  • All-Liga ACB Team: 2010–11
  • ACB MVP: 2010–11
  • All-EuroCup Second Team: 2016–17

Spain national team

  • 2005 Mediterranean Games: 33 Bronze
  • EuroBasket 2011: 11 Gold


  • 2012 Summer Olympics: 22 Silver


  • EuroBasket 2013: 33 Bronze
  • EuroBasket 2015: 11 Gold


  • EuroBasket 2017: 33 Bronze

See also

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