Cláudio Fonseca
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No. 22 – Benfica | |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal |
January 22, 1989
Nationality | Portuguese |
Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2006–2008 | Valencia BC II |
2008 | Valencia BC |
2008–2009 | CB Peñas Huesca |
2009 | CB Almàssera |
2009–2010 | Lucentum Alicante |
2010–2012 | Vitória de Guimarães |
2012 | Plasencia |
2012–present | Benfica |
Cláudio dos Santos Fonseca (born January 22, 1989) is a Portuguese professional basketball player who plays for S.L. Benfica.
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Career
Born in Lisbon, Fonseca basketball career started in 2006, when at 17, he joined the junior team of Valencia BC, where he would stay for two seasons, before progressing into the reserve team, that competed in the Liga EBA, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.[1]
He made his debut for the first team on 14 October 2007 in a league game against Bàsquet Manresa,[2][3] and debuted on the European stage on 19 February 2008 in a match for the 2007–08 ULEB Cup, against Panionios B.C..[4] In the following season, Fonseca was loaned out to gain experience, joining CB Peñas Huesca on 30 July 2008.[5] He stayed there briefly, being release on 3 February 2009,[6] and finishing the season at CB Almàssera. Already a free player, Fonseca played one season with CB Lucentum Alicante in their return to the top tier.
He returned to Portugal on 8 July 2010, signing with Vitória de Guimarães,[7] and competing for nearly two seasons, until he signed abruptly with LEB Plata team, Plasencia, on 8 February 2012.[8][9]
On 18 September 2012, Fonseca returned back to Portugal, signing with Benfica, helping the team win three league titles, ten other cups, also debuting in European competitions, in the 2014–15 EuroChallenge.[10]
Honours
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Supercup: 2012, 2013, 2014
- António Pratas Trophy: 2012, 2014, 2015
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External links
- RealGM
- Serbenfiquista Profile (Portuguese)
- EuroBasket Profile
- Pages using infobox basketball biography with unsupported parameters
- Articles with Portuguese-language external links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Centers (basketball)
- Portuguese basketball players
- Valencia BC players
- CB Lucentum Alicante players
- S.L. Benfica basketball players
- Liga ACB players