Daniel Rodríguez Martín

Daniel Rodríguez Martín

Rodriguez (4) playing for ONCE in 2013
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1976-06-30) June 30, 1976
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Wheelchair basketball

Daniel Rodríguez Martín (born June 30, 1976)[1] is a wheelchair basketball player from Spain. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a member of Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Personal

Rodríguez was born on September 12, 1984 in Andalucia and continued to reside there in 2012.[2][3] He has a mild physical disability.[4] As a teenager, he participated in athletics, competing in the high jump and sprints.[4] When he turned 18 and until he was 26 years old, he played rugby union for Ranas Rugby Club in Spain's second division.[4] In January 2003, he was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in paraplegia.[4] While going through rehabilitation, he tried three sports, table tennis, swimming and wheelchair basketball.[4] At the 2013 Benalmádena Grand Gala Sports, he was given a special award for perseverance and dedication.[5]

Rodríguez has made several music videos, and has done work for Antena 3.[4]

Wheelchair basketball

Rodríguez is a 1 point player,[6] playing as a guard.[7] He took up the sport when he was 27 years old, following a motor vehicle accident.[4] He was recruited while at the hospital by Spanish national team player, Paul Martín.[4]

National team

Rodríguez first represented Spain at the national level during the 2005 European Championship campaign, where the team finished seventh.[4] He competed again at the European Championships in 2007 where his team finished sixth.[4] In 2009, he finished seventh at the European Championships.[4] His selection to represent Spain at the 2011 European Championships was made in March.[8] Rodríguez 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.[9] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo.[10] His team finished fifth overall.[9] He played in the game against Turkey.[11] He scored 5 points in the team's 67-40 victory of Italy.[12] In November 2013, Rodríguez was awarded a €4,000 scholarship from the Madrid Olympic Foundation to support his efforts to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[13]

Club

His first club team was the BSR Valladolid, which Rodríguez started training with in September 2003.[4] He was one of three players who joined the club at that time, José Luis Robles and Juanjo Alonso being the other two.[4] He played for them during the 2004/2004 season and the 2005/2006 season.[4] For the 2006/2007 season, he played for Murcia team, Fundación Polaris World BSR where they finished second in the league. He played for the team again in 2007/2008 season, where they finished lower on the ladder.[4]

Rodríguez joined CD Fundosa Once for the 2008/2009 season.[4] He has played for them since, where he has won two league championships. Playing for the team, he wears number 4.[4][4][6] [7][14] In a 2011 game against Getafe that his team won 87-82, he scored 19 points.[14] In a November 2013 game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 0 points in an 80-57 victory for his team.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ Bio of Daniel
  2. ↑ "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Spain: Paralimpicos.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Entrevista a Daniel Rodríguez, jugador del CD Fundosa ONCE — D. Honor — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Benalmádena celebra su Gran Gala del Deporte con más de un millar de personas" (in Spanish). Spain: Ivecinos.es. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "CHAMPIONS CUP Valladolid, del 3 al 5 de MAYO de 2013" (in Spanish). BSR Valladolid. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  7. 1 2 "Trabajada victoria de España ante Holanda" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Publicada la lista para el Europeo de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas" (in Spanish). Acb.Com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  9. 1 2 "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.
  10. ↑ "El baloncesto en silla de Ruedas ha experimentado una evolución espectacular" (in Spanish). Diario La Comarca de Puertollano. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Paralimpicos.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  12. ↑ RTVE.es / AGENCIAS  (2012-08-30). "España debuta con victoria frente a Italia en baloncesto paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVE.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Fundación Madrid Olímpico destina 200.000? para becar a 29 deportistas" (in Spanish). Spain: Mundodeportivo.com. November 27, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  14. 1 2 "CID Casa Murcia Getafe, 82 - CD Fundosa ONCE, 87 - D. Honor — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  15. ↑ "Mucho toro para el Mideba." (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
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