1. Jordi Villacampa Amoros was born on 11 October 1963 and is a Spanish retired professional basketball player of Joventut Badalona, and former chairman of the club.
10 Facts About Jordi Villacampa
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For 21 years Jordi Villacampa was a high level player, playing always in the same club, Joventut de Badalona.
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Jordi Villacampa played for the first time with the senior men's professional team of Joventut Badalona at 16 years old, and he spent his entire career there, until he retired in 1997, at age 33, with a great homage being given to him on 22 December.
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Jordi Villacampa was named to the EuroLeague Final Four Team twice, at the 1992 FIBA European League Final Four and 1994 FIBA European League Final Fours.
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Jordi Villacampa played in 158 games internationally with the senior Spain men's national team, playing in nearly all of the great international competitions of his playing era: 2 Summer Olympic Games, 3 FIBA World Cups, and 4 EuroBaskets.
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Jordi Villacampa's single-game scoring record with the Spain national team was 48 points, which he achieved in a game against Venezuela.
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In 2000, Jordi Villacampa became the team President of Joventut Badalona.
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Jordi Villacampa was able to return Joventut Badalona into being one of the better teams in the Spanish ACB League.
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On 27 December 2016, Jordi Villacampa announced he would leave the office after 17 years at the helm of the club.
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Jordi Villacampa finally did it on 26 April 2017, with former player Juan Antonio Morales becoming the new president of Joventut Badalona.