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Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán

Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000, 2004 and 2012.

Professional career

Titín III made his professional debut on September 13, 1992, on the Barberito I fronton, from Baños de Río Tobía, losing the game along with Maiz II to Bengoetxea IV and Berna for a final score of 22–21.[1]In 1994 along with Arretxe won his first Doubles Hand-pelota Championship, and repeated the title again in 2000 and 2004 with different partners on the defense. On December 2, 2007, won the Cuatro y Medio championship after defeating Abel Barriola in the final for 22–15 on the Ogueta fronton in Vitoria.[2] On February 10, 2008, a sculpture of his hand along with a gigantography of him on the hitting wall were inaugurated on Adarraga fronton in Logroño.[3] On March 30, 2008, loss the final of the doubles championship along with Laskurain, to Olaizola II and Mendizábal II for 22–17.

Personal life

Titín III's nephew Víctor López is a footballer.[4]

Cuatro y Medio Championship finals

Hand-pelota doubles championship finals

Sources

  1. ^ Titín III at spanish wikipedia.
  2. ^ l El día más grande de Titín III (El País newspaper)
  3. ^ Dia redondo (La Rioja newspaper)
  4. ^ "Augusto Ibañez "Titín" habla del debut de su sobrino Víctor con el Alavés" [Augusto Ibañez "Titín" talks about the debut of his nephew Víctor with Alavés] (in Spanish). EITB. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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