Jordi Villacampa

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Jordi Villacampa
Medal record

Competitor for Spain
European Championships
Bronze	1991 Italy	Spain

Jordi Villacampa Amorós (born October 11, 1963 in Reus, Spain) is a retired basketball player of Joventut Badalona and the present chairman of the club.

For 21 years was a high level player, always in the same club, Joventut de Badalona. At 1.96 m tall, he played as forward. His skills were the speed and a good far shot, being a prolific scorer and one of the best European forwards. Played first time with the professional team at 16 years old, where was playing til his retire in 1997 at 33, with a great homage on December 22. In all these years he won a European Cup, two ACB leagues and some other trophies. With Joventut de Badalona he played 506 matches and scored 8.991 points, the second most in ACB history.^[1]

Played 158 times internationally (first time in 1984), being in all the great international competitions of the moment: 2 Olympic Games (Seül’88, Barcelona’92), 3 World Championships (1986, 1990, 1994) and 4 European Championships (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993). His record were 48 points in a match against Venezuela. The best result was a bronze medal in the European Championship Roma'91.

His shirt, with number 8, was retired in 1997 at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. In 2000 he became president of Joventut Badalona, as president he has won 2 Catalan leagues, a Fiba Eurocup, a Spanish cup and the Uleb cup. He has returned Joventut at the top of the European teams.

Sportive evolution

Club Joventut de Badalona (younger categories)
Club Joventut de Badalona: 1980–1997

Trophies

1 European Club Championship: (1994)
2 ACB leagues: (1991 and 1992)
2 Korać Cups: (1981 and 1990)
1 King's cup: (1997)
7 Catalan leagues: (1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93 and 1994/95)
3 Prince of Asturies Cups: (1987, 1989 i 1991)
Bronze medal in the European Championship in Roma 1991
Also was runner-up of the European Cup (1992) and of the European Cup Winner's Cup (1988)

External links

↑ ACB data (Spanish)

Joventut de Badalona website

v t e Spain squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship - 5th Place

4 Martin 5 Epi 6 Solozabal 7 Villacampa 8 Sibilio 9 Creus 10 Jimenez 11 Romay 12 de la Cruz 13 Costa 14 Margall 15 Arcega Coach: Díaz-Miguel

v t e Spain squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – 8th place

4 Villacampa 5 Llorente 6 Biriukov 7 Margall 8 Jiménez 9 Andreu 10 Montero 11 Arcega 12 Solozábal 13 Martínez 14 Martín 15 San Epifanio Coach: Díaz-Miguel

v t e Spain squad – 1990 FIBA World Championship - 10th Place

4 Bosch 5 Jofresa 6 Martínez 7 Zapata 8 Jiménez 9 Montero 10 Villacampa 11 Romay 12 Antunez 13 Herreros 14 Andreu 15 Arcega Coach: Díaz-Miguel

v t e Spain squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – 9th place

4 Villacampa 5 Arcega 6 Biriukov 7 R. Jofresa 8 Jiménez 9 Aldama 10 T. Jofresa 11 Fernandez 12 Herreros 13 Orenga 14 Andreu 15 San Epifanio Coach: Díaz-Miguel

v t e Spain squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 10th Place

4 Villacampa 5 Jofresa 6 Laso 7 Orenga 8 Jiménez 9 Antúnez 10 Andreu 11 Herreros 12 Cargol 13 Martínez 14 Vecina 15 Epi Coach: Sainz

v t e Joventut Badalona 1993–94 Euroleague Champions

5 R. Jofresa 6 T. Jofresa 8 Villacampa 10 Thompson 12 Morales 13 Martínez 15 Smith Pérez Albert Lleal Gutiérrez Corrales Coach Obradović

Persondata
Name	Villacampa, Jordi
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish basketball player
Date of birth	October 11, 1963
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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