![]() Garcia playing versuses Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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Full name | Asier García Pereiro |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Pais Vasco, Spain | 11 June 1981
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Asier García Pereiro [a] [1] (born 11 June 1981) is a Spanish wheelchair basketball player. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a member of Spain men's national team.
García was born on 11 June 1981 in Pais Vasco. In 2012, he lived in Madrid. [2]
García is a 4 point player. [3]
García 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. [4] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo. [5] His team finished fifth overall. [4] He played in the game against Turkey and the United States. [6] He was a member of the national team at the 2013 European Championships. His team finished with a bronze medal after defeating Sweden, and Garcia was the third best performer with an average of 10 points per game, 4 rebounds per game and 6 assists per game. [7] In the game against Sweden, he led the team in scoring with 19 points, rebounds with 8 and had 4 assists. [8]
In 2009, García played for Fuhnpaiin-Peraleda. [9] [10] During the 2011/2012 season, he played for CID Casa Murcia Getafe. [11] In 2013, he played club wheelchair basketball for Bilbao Basket. [7] In a game against Getafe that season, he led the team in scoring with 26 points. [12] In a game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 16 points. [13] [14] He scored 4 points in the team's loss to ONCE. [15] In mid-November, Garcia ranked second in the league in average number of rebounds per game with 11.5. [16] [17] He has acted as an ambassador of sorts for the team, encouraging Colombia national team members Daniel Díaz and José Leep to join the team for the 2013/2014 season. [18]
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