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Asier García Pereiro
Garcia playing versuses Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1981-06-11) June 11, 1981 (age 43)
Sport
Country Spain
SportWheelchair basketball

Asier García Pereiro (born June 11, 1981) is a wheelchair basketball player from Spain. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a member of Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Personal

García was born on June 11, 1981 in Pais Vasco. In 2012, he lived in Madrid.[1]

Wheelchair basketball

García is a 4 point player.[2]

National team

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.[3] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo.[4] His team finished fifth overall.[3] He played in the game against Turkey and the United States.[5] 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.[6][6] In the game against Sweden, he led the team in scoring with 19 points, rebounds with 8 and had 4 assists.[7]

Club

In 2009, García played for Fuhnpaiin-Peraleda.[8][9] During the 2011/2012 season, he played for CID Casa Murcia Getafe.[10] In 2013, he played club wheelchair basketball for Bilbao Basket.[6] In a game against Getafe that season, he led the team in scoring with 26 points.[11] In a game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 16 points.[12][13] He scored 4 points in the team's loss to ONCE.[14] In mid-November, Garcia ranked second in the league in average number of rebounds per game with 11.5.[15][16] He has acted as an ambassador of sorts for the team, encouraging Colombian national team members Daniel Díaz and José Leep to join the team for the 2013/2014 season.[17]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asier Garcia Pereiro.
  1. ^ "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ 25 de septiembre de 2011. 00:00h Redacción.  Madrid. "Histórica medalla de bronce del equipo español de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas en el Campeonato de Europa — La Razón digital" (in Spanish). Larazon.es. Retrieved 2013-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Lo Ăşltimo de lo Ăşltimo — Jaume LlambĂ Riera, jugador de la selecciĂłn espaĂąola de baloncesto nos habla de los obstĂĄculos diarios que encuentra en Madrid — Entrevistas y Reportajes" (in Spanish). Loultimodeloultimo.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ^ "El baloncesto en silla de Ruedas ha experimentado una evolución espectacular" (in Spanish). Diario La Comarca de Puertollano. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Paralimpicos.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  6. ^ a b c "España, bronce en el Europeo de baloncesto en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  7. ^ "España comienza con victoria el Europeo de silla de ruedas de Alemania" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  8. ^ "Trabajada victoria de España ante Holanda" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  9. ^ "Solidaridad Digital - ¡A por el oro!" (in Spanish). Solidaridaddigital.es. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  10. ^ "Soria y Robles se caen de la lista de convocados para los Juegos Paralímpicos — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). ABC.es. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  11. ^ "El Bidaideak SR pasa por encima del Getafe (73-57)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  12. ^ "El Mideba sigue fuerte en casa" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  13. ^ "El Bidaideak se queda a un paso de la remontada en la cancha del Mideba (67-65)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  14. ^ "El Bidaideak BSR no puede con el poderío del campeón Fundosa (69-40)" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  15. ^ MARCO A. RODRÍGUEZ. "Líderes estadísticos frente el líder" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  16. ^ Marco A. Rodríguez (2013-11-23). "Líderes estadísticos frente el líder" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  17. ^ "Conexión colombiana para el Bidaideak Bilbao BSR" (in Spanish). Eldesmarquebizkaia.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
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