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Juanma López Iturriaga
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Juanma López Iturriaga in 2013
Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1959-02-04) February 4, 1959 (age 65)
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career history
1975–1976 Loyola Indautxu
1976–1988 Real Madrid
1988–1990 Cajabilbao
Medals
Representing  Spain
Men's Basketball
Silver 1984 Los Angeles National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver 1983 France National Team
European U-18 Championship
Bronze 1976 Spain U-18 Spain
Bronze 1978 Italy U-18 Spain

Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Iturriaga (born February 4, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward and appeared in a total of 90 games with the Spain national basketball team, winning a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Career

In 1975–76, Iturriaga played for Loyola Indautxu in national competition. Then he joined Real Madrid Baloncesto, where he would stay until the year 1987–88.

Retirement

Juan Manuel López Iturriaga has become a sports consultant on Spanish TV channels, commenting on the games of the Spanish team, working in newspapers such as El País and Gigantes del Basket. After his playing career, he began a career as a television host on Telemadrid, ETB 2, Telecinco and La Sexta,

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