Today I'm going to talk about my great grandfather Marcel·lí Maneja. He was born on 5th June, 1921 in Hospitalet de Llobregat, and he died on 12th August, 2015.
He was one of the most famous basketball players from Spain, during that time basketball players didn't collect for playing, but he did. At the begining he had to work as a manager in a factory to live well.
His basketball career started when he was 12, he joined the "Atlètic Bàsquet Júniors de l'Hospitalet" two years later he was on the first team.
When the war was over he joined the "BC l'Hospitalet" in 1940 he became the Spanish champion and the next year he was the runner-up. During these two years he also was the Cataln Champion. During the 1942-43 season he joined the "RCD Espanyol". He joined other teams but he stayed and finished his career in the famous "Joventut de Badalona" and then he retired. He also was the first person to wear headband in a official basketball game.
He received some awards from "La Federació Catalana ".
We all miss him very much.
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| Marcel·lí Maneja playing |
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