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Nationality
  
Spanish

1977–1980
  
Granollers

Height
  
1.76 m

1975–1977
  
Role
  
Basketball Player


Pro career
  
1975–1999

Name
  
Joan Creus

Listed height
  
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

1980–1982
  
Barcelona

Positions
  
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Born
  
November 24, 1956 (age 67) Ripollet, Spain (
1956-11-24
)

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Joan "Chichi" Creus Molist (born November 24, 1956) is a Spanish former basketball player who played as point guard.

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Professional career

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Creus spent his entire 25-year career in Catalonia. He mainly played in Granollers EB, with a two-year period with FC Barcelona, where he won one National League and two National Cups.

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In 1993, after the dissolution of Granollers, Creus signed with TDK Manresa. He led the club to win the two only championships in its history: the 1996 Copa del Rey and the Liga ACB in the 1997–98, considered one of the biggest miracles in the history of Spanish basketball. Creus was named MVP of both competitions.

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In 1999, Creus announced his retirement. He is considered a historic player of the Spanish Liga ACB after playing 20,211 minutes in 585 games, scoring 7,929 points, and assisting 1,461 times in the league.

Spanish national team

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Creus joined the Spanish team for playing the EuroBasket 1983, where the team got the silver medal, and the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

After retirement

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After his retirement, Creus became on 2002 assistant coach of the Spanish national team, achieving a gold medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and two silver medals in the EuroBasket 2003 and 2007.

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He left the national team 2008, for becoming the general manager of the basketball team of FC Barcelona. Eight years later, in June 2016, Creus resigned.

Personal life

His son, Joan, is also a basketball player. In 2015, he played in ACB with CB Estudiantes.

With Manresa

  • Liga ACB: (1) 1998
  • Copa del Rey: (1) 1996
  • With Barcelona

  • Liga Nacional: (1) 1981
  • Copa del Rey: (2) 1981, 1982
  • References

    Joan Creus Wikipedia