Juan Fernández (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Juan Fernández (basketball)

Argentine professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1990

Place of Birth: Río Tercero, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juan Manuel "Lobito" Fernández (born July 22, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
His father, Gustavo, was a point guard for a number of professional basketball teams in Argentina.
Pepe Sánchez convinced Fernández to play basketball at his alma mater, Temple University, and Fernández joined the Temple Owls team in December 2008.
As a sophomore, he was named Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Valuable Player.
After struggling through a prolonged shooting slump as a junior, he hit an off-balance 18-foot shot with .4 seconds remaining to defeat Penn State in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Third Team.
In addition to his college exploits, he defended Argentina bringing home a gold medal at the 2008 Under-18 World Championship.