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Borja Vidal

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Borja Vidal
Vidal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández
Born (1981-12-25) 25 December 1981 (age 42)
Valdés, Spain
Nationality Spanish/Qatari
Height 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Al-Qiyada
Senior clubs
Years Team
BM Aragón
Algeciras BM
SD Teucro
CB Torrevieja
2011–2013
HBC Nantes
2013–
Al-Qiyada
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Qatar 34 (79)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Qatar

Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández (born 25 December 1981) is a Spanish-Qatari handball player for Al-Qiyada and the Qatari national team.[1]

He formerly played professionally basketball in Spain until 2005, when he changed to handball.[2]

In 2013, Fernández got the Qatari passport for playing with their national team.[3]

He competed in handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Club career as basketball player

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ «Ahora atizo más»; El Comercio, 3 June 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "El primer 'Hispano' se hace qatarí" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borja Vidal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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