Roger Grimau
Encyclopedia
Roger Grimau Gragera is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall swingman
Swingman
A Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions, and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions." Swingmen males are often between 6'5" and 6'8" .John Havlicek, who played for the Boston Celtics in...
and currently plays for Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.
Pro career
Grimau quickly moved to continue a family legacy in the world of basketball. Like his father before him, and as his two younger siblings who would follow suit, Roger rose to the ranks as a professional basketball player.At Lleida, he propelled his team to the Spanish ACB League, Spanish basketball's premier division. He was the undoubted star of a young team which won promotion to the league. As well as being named an all-star in their promotion season, he also earned a move to his ast club, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
and with it, a call up to the Spanish national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the Mediterranean Games of 2001.
In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.
Spanish national team
Grimau has also been a member of the senior Spanish national basketball team. He won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games2001 Mediterranean Games
The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
and the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003
Eurobasket 2003
-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
.
Awards and achievements
Pro career- Euroleague ChampionEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
: 1- 2009–10
- ACB Champion: 3
- 2003–04, 2008–092008–09 ACB seasonThe 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...
, 2010–112010–11 ACB season-Head coaches:1Coach Manuel Hussein was sacked after the day 6. Chechu Mulero was the coach in the game 7.2Óscar Quintana was sacked after the day 8.3Aíto Gª Reneses and Trifón Poch, sacked after the day 17.4He took the team after Ettore Messina renouncing....
- 2003–04, 2008–09
- Spanish CupCopa del Rey de BaloncestoThe Copa del Rey de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. It was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto and was first played in 1933. It was the first nationwide...
: 2- 2007Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2006-07The Copa del Rey 2006-07 was the 71st edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was disputed in Málaga, Andalusia in the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena between days 8 and 11 of February...
, 2010Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2009-10The Copa del Rey 2009-10 was the 74th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was disputed in Bilbao, Basque Country in the Bizkaia Arena between days 18 and 21 of February.-Brackett:-Quarter finals:------------...
- 2007
- Spain Supercup ChampionSupercopa de España de BaloncestoThe Supercopa de España de Baloncesto is an annual preseason Spanish basketball competition. The teams that take part in this competition are:* The ACB league winner of the previous season....
: 3- 2004, 2009Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2009The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2009/2010 was held in 2–3 October 2009.-Qualified teams:-Semifinals:----- Final:-External links:**- See also:*Supercopa de España de Baloncesto*ACB...
, 2010Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2010The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2010 was the 7th edition of the Spanish basketball Supercup. It was played in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 24 and 25 September. Regal FC Barcelona won their third title, second in a row.-Qualified teams:-Semifinals:----...
- 2004, 2009
Caprabo Lleida
- LEB ChampionLiga Española de BaloncestoLiga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...
: 1- 2001
Spanish national team
- Eurobasket Silver MedalEurobasket 2003-5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7...
: 1- 2003
- Mediterranean Golden Medal2001 Mediterranean GamesThe 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
: 1- 2001