Name Leon Najnudel Role Basketball Player | Died 1998 | |
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Preestreno del documental homenaje a le n najnudel el padre de la liga de b squetbol
León David Najnudel (14 July 1941 – 22 April 1998) was an Argentine professional basketball player and basketball coach, and the main driving force in the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet, the first nationwide yearly professional basketball league in Argentina.
Contents
- Preestreno del documental homenaje a le n najnudel el padre de la liga de b squetbol
- Homenaje a le n najnudel en el d a del entrenador de b squet 2
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Honours
- Stats
- Liga Nacional de Bsquet
- Death
- References
Homenaje a le n najnudel en el d a del entrenador de b squet 2
Playing career
Najnudel played for Villa Crespo, Victoria, Barracas Juniors and Atlanta.
Coaching career
Honours
Stats
Liga Nacional de Básquet
Najnudel, along coaches José María Cavallero and Horacio Seguí, as well as journalist Osvaldo Ricardo Orcasitas, were the main proponents of the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. The goal was finally achieved on 26 April 1985, when the first game of the league was played.
The new nationwide league allowed basketball to grow in cities other than Buenos Aires, like in Bahía Blanca and Córdoba, that became important basketball centers.
Death
Najnudel died of leukemia in 1998.