Rafael Rullán He has died at age 73 in Madrid. The historic player of Real Madrid basketball played 18 seasons in the white team, an authentic legend that is also from the Spanish team. Born in Palma de Mallorca In 1952, it is a myth of Madridism and Spanish sports, since it was the first Balearic athlete to participate in some Olympics And win a medal in a European, a milestone that achieved in 1973 with silver.
Rullán arrived at Real Madrid from his native Mallorca in the late 60s as a member of the HEIGHT OPERATION which was organized to capture new talents until it became one of the best pivots in the 70s. The former player had the mythical teacher CLYFORD LUYKwho molded him from his arrival to the Madrid entity to make him a tireless winner. The technique, its great medium distance shot, its face and back game to the hoop and the combativity were its hallmarks.
The duels they had with Dino Meneghin (Varese basketball) in the maximum continental competition. He was victorious on many occasions despite the difference in stature and weight. Rullán’s legend was extended to the national team. 162 internationalities and a silver medal in the Eurobasket from Barcelona of 1973 are the baggage with Space of the Mallorcan pivot, to which the injuries in the final part of his career forced him to retire in 1987.
By then he had already become a record player in Real Madrid, a milestone that at the beginning of this season broke Sergio Llull. The White Captain faces his nineteenth season with the white team, surpassing the legendary Rullán. After his goodbye to basketball, the Balearic served as a delegate of the first team from 1991 to 1999 and was always linked to the white entity, passing from his death to the eternity of the club and Spanish basketball.
