José Antonio Querejeta Explained

José Antonio Querejeta
Birth Name:	José Antonio Querejeta Altuna
Birth Date:	19 March 1957
Birth Place:	Lazkao, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Nationality:	Spanish
Known For:	President of Saski Baskonia
Height:	2.00 m
Boards:	Chairman of Avtibask S.L. Chairman of Onalan S.L.
Module:	Embed: yes Career Position: Small forward Career Number: 14 Career Start: 1974 Career End: 1987 Years1: 1974–1978 Team1: Baskonia Years2: 1978–1980 Team2: Real Madrid Years3: 1980–1981 Team3: Baskonia Years4: 1981–1982 Team4: Joventut Badalona Years5: 1982–1983 Team5: CAI Zaragoza Years6: 1983–1984 Team6: Corazonistas Vitoria Years7: 1984–1987 Team7: Baskonia

José Antonio Querejeta Altuna (born 19 March 1957) is a retired basketball player of Saski Baskonia, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and CAI Zaragoza, and the current president of Vitoria-Gasteiz-based Saski Baskonia since 1988, following the conversion of the club into a S.A.D.

From 2013 his Avtibask S.L. group also held a controlling stake in the city's football club Deportivo Alavés.^[1]

Honors

With Baskonia (as a player)

• Copa Asociación

(1)

• • 1985

With Baskonia (as a president)

• Spanish Championship

(3)

• • 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10
• Spanish Cup

(6)

• • 1995, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009
• Spanish Supercup

(4)

• • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Basque Cup

(2)

• • 2011, 2012
• FIBA Saporta Cup

(1)

• • 1995–96

With Real Madrid

• Spanish Championship

(2)

• • 1979, 1980
• Spanish Cup

(1)

• • 1980
• FIBA European Champions Cup

(1)

• • 1979–80

Awards

• Gianluigi Porelli EuroLeague Executive of the Year

(2)

• • 2005, 2016

External links

• Saski Baskonia official website
• José Antonio Querejeta at ACB.com

Notes and References

1. News: Querejeta compra las acciones del Alavés que tenía la familia Ortiz de Zárate. Querejeta bought Alavés' shares that the Ortiz de Zárate family held. El Correo. 29 July 2013. 17 March 2017. Spanish.