League Liga ACB 1998–1999 SD Patronato Height 1.78 m Nationality Spanish 1999–2000 Baloncesto Leon B Weight 82 kg | Name Javi Salgado Position Point guard Listed weight 181 lb (82 kg) Role Basketball Player Pro career 1998 | |
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Born August 6, 1980 (age 43)
Bilbao, Spain ( 1980-08-06 ) | ||
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Jelovac frena a Javi Salgado
Javier Salgado Martín, more commonly known as Javi Salgado is a Spanish professional basketball player. He currently plays as point guard at Bilbao Basket.
Contents
- Jelovac frena a Javi Salgado
- Early career
- Professional career
- Spanish national team
- Awards and accomplishments
- References
Early career
After being formed at Maristas school in Bilbao, Salgado started his career at SD Patronato in 1998. The next year, he signed with Baloncesto León, to play in the club's reserve team (Elmar León), in the Liga EBA, in that time the Spanish third division.
Professional career
In 2001, Salgado joined the newly created team in his native town: Bilbao Basket. With this team, he would go on to play during the next ten seasons, in three different level leagues on the Spanish basketball league system: LEB Plata, LEB Oro, and Liga ACB, playing also in two EuroCup semifinals, in 2009 and 2010.
After leaving the team in summer 2010, his number 14 jersey was retired at Bilbao Basket. He signed with Lagun Aro GBC in July 2010, from Bilabo's neighboring city of San Sebastián.
On July 18, 2016, he returned to Dominion Bilbao Basket.
Spanish national team
Salgado played with the Spanish Under-20 junior national team, and he also played in several friendly games with the Basque Country autonomous basketball team.