Ana Junyer
Spanish basketball player (born 1963)
Ana Junyer Genover (born 4 July 1963 in Figueres) is a former Spanish women's basketball player, member of the Spanish women's basketball team. As a coach, she has worked for Spanish clubs and the Spanish Federation, in charge of the 3x3 team.
Club career
Ana Junyer Castillo played in the Spanish League for 13 years, winning 8 Spanish League titles and 7 Spanish Cup titles. Even though it was the top tier, at the time even the best players were totally amateur.
She began playing with local club Adepaf in Figueres, at the age of 13, soon playing with the seniors. At 18, she reached the top tier, and spent most of her career in Catalan clubs: Picadero JC -which for sponsorship reasons was known as PICEFF Barcelona, and later Picadero Evax, Íntima Barcelona, Picadero Comansi-, El Masnou Basquetbol, Sabor d'Abans, Caixa Tarragona Tortosa.
She was lured by the Dorna Godella project in 1991, having to renounce to play the 1992 Summer Olympics, and went to win twice the European Champions Cup.
In an undefeated season, she won the treble in 1992 with Dorna Godella: (Spanish League, Spanish Cup and European Champions Cup).
National team
At 14 she was playing at both cadette (under-16) and junior (under-18) level for Spain. She made her debut with the senior team at the age of 17, under head coach María Planas.
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