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Spain's tallest basketball player calls it a day

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-17 09:10

Spain's tallest basketball player Roberto Duenas announced his retirement
on Monday at the age of 31 after 12 years as a professional.

Duenas, who is 2.21 metres tall, was discovered when a local basketball
trainer spotted the giant 16-year-old waiting for a bus in the Madrid
suburb of Fuenlabrada.

"He saw me at the bus stop and asked me if I wanted to play basketball
and that's how it all started," Duenas told a news conference on Monday.
"It has been a privilege to have been able to play and enjoy basketball."

Duenas, who played for Barcelona, Girona and Joventut, won six ACB league
titles, one Euroleague, two King's Cups and a silver medal in the 1999
European championship. He also represented Spain in the 2004 Olympics in
Athens.

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