Margarita Geuer Explained

Margarita Geuer
Position:Center
Height Cm:185
League:Spanish League
Birth Date:3 May 1966
Birth Place:Seville, Spain
Career Start:1983
Career End:1993
Years1:1984-1986
Team1:Real Canoe NC
Years2:1986-1988
Team2:CD Xuncas
Years3:1988-1992
Team3:BEX Banco Exterior
Years4:1992-1993
Team4:Dorna Godella
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Margarita Ivonne "Wonny" Geuer Draeger (born 3 May 1966) is a former Spanish basketball player who represented Spain from 1985 to 1993 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship. At club level, she won the 1993 FIBA European Champions Cup and 4 Liga Femenina titles.[1]

Club career

Geuer started playing at 14, in Irlandesas de Bamí and Medicina Oximper in her hometown of Sevilla. At 17, she started her senior career at Real Canoe NC, where she won three consecutive Liga Femenina titles, from 1984 to 1986. She spent the next two years in Lugo at CD Xuncas, where she was runner-up in the 1987 league and in the 1987 and 1988 Copa de la Reina. She spent the next four years at the BEX Banco Exterior team, where the most talented Spanish players were recruited in order to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.

Geuer's last year as a professional was at Dorna Godella, where she won the FIBA Club World Cup in September 1992 in Brazil, and the 1993 Liga Femenina and the FIBA European Champions Cup.[2] [3] [4]

National team

Geuer made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 19. She played with the senior team for 8 years, from 1985 to 1993, with a total of 158 caps and 10.9 PPG. She participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and in three European Championships:

Geuer retired from the national team and from professional basketball at the age of 27, with a gold medal in the 1993 European Championship final in Perugia.[5] [6]

Personal life

Born of German parents in Spain and married to former basketball player Guillermo Hernangómez Heredero, Geuer is the mother of NBA players Willy Hernangómez and Juancho Hernangómez.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto. seleccionfemenina.feb.es. 2017-09-16.
  2. Web site: Edición del Friday 26 March 1993, Página 49 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. 2017-09-16.
  3. Web site: Margarita Geuer Draeger European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs (1993) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2017-09-16.
  4. Web site: Societa Ginnastica - CB Godella European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs (1993) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2017-09-16.
  5. Web site: archive.fiba.com: 1993 European Championship for Women. archive.fiba.com. 2017-09-16.
  6. News: Wonny Geuer: "Jugar unos Juegos Olímpicos es lo más para un deportista". 2012-12-03. Blog de Teresa Novillo Peláez. 2017-09-16. es-ES.
  7. News: 'Wonny' Geuer: "Ver a Willy y Juancho en la selección es mejor que verlos en la NBA" - Marca.com. Marca.com. 2017-09-16. es.