Francisco Buscató, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francisco Buscató

Olympic basketball player

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: coach, basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Francesc "Nino" Buscató Durlán, commonly known as either Nino Buscató or Francisco Buscató (born April 21, 1940 in Pineda de Mar, Spain) is a former Spanish basketball player and basketball coach.
At 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, he played at the point guard position.
He was named to the FIBA European Selection five times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), and he was also named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
In 1970 he shared UNESCO International Fair Play Award with another Spaniard, soccer player Pedro Zaballa.