Javi Salgado

Javier Salgado

Javi Salgado, in a game with Bilbao Basket in 2009
No. 14 – Bilbao Basket
Position	Point guard
League	Liga ACB EuroCup Basketball
Personal information
Born	August 6, 1980 Bilbao, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1998–present
Career history
1998–1999	SD Patronato
1999–2000	Baloncesto León B
2001–2010	Bilbao Basket
2010–2014	Gipuzkoa Basket
2014–2016	Estudiantes
2016–present	Bilbao Basket

Javier Salgado Martín, more commonly known as Javi Salgado is a Spanish professional basketball player. He currently plays as point guard at Dominion Bilbao Basket.

Career

After being formed at Maristas school in Bilbao, Salgado started his career at SD Patronato in 1998. The next year, he signs for Baloncesto León to play in the reserve team (Elmar León) at Liga EBA, in that time the Spanish third division.

In 2001, he joins the new created team in his native town: Bilbao Basket. With this team he plays during the next ten seasons in three different leagues: LEB Plata, LEB Oro and Liga ACB, playing also two Eurocup Basketball semifinals in 2009 and 2010.

After leaving the team in summer 2010, his number was retired at Bilbao Basket.^[1] He signed for Lagun Aro GBC in July 2010^[2] from the neighbour city of San Sebastián.

On July 18, 2016, he returned to Dominion Bilbao Basket.^[3]

Spanish National team

Salgado played with the U20 team and played several friendly games for Basque Country autonomous basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

• LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2002
• Copa LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2002
• LEB Oro: (1)
  • 2004

References

1. Javi Salgado se despide "con la cabeza bien alta, pero con pena" de Bilbao Basket tras nueve temporadas Europa Press. July 15, 2010
2. El GBC ficha a Javi Salgado para las dos próximas temporadas Diario Vasco. July 21, 2010
3. "Dominion Bilbao welcome back Javi Salgado". 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

External links

• Profile at ACB.com