Alejandro Zarzuela

Alejandro Zarzuela Beltrán (born 2 April 1987) is a Spanish 3 point wheelchair basketball player. He has represented Spain as a member of the national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the U-23 European Championships. As a club wheelchair basketball player in Spain, he has played all but two seasons on the same team with his twin brother, Pablo. He has won several Copas del Rey, league championships and a European Champions League.

Personal He was born in Andalucia. He has a twin brother named Pablo Zarzuela. Both were born with spina bifida. Growing up, he used crutches to get around publicly and then crawled around when at home until he was around 15 years old. After joining a professional wheelchair basketball team at 16, Alejandro and his brother dropped out of school to compete full-time. His mother did not approve of the decision at the time.

Under-23 national team Playing for the under-23 Spain national team, Zarzuela won a pair European Championships In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo. His team finished fifth overall. and was a member of the national team that finished third at the 2013 European Championships He led the team with an average of 12 points per game, 11 rebounds per game and one assist per game. In 2013, Alejandro was working to qualify with the national team for the 2016 Summer Paralympics with his brother.,

In 2011, Zarzuela signed with ONCE in Spain's domestic wheelchair basketball, División de Honor, on the same team as his twin brother. He was with the team again in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons. The brothers joined the team in 2011. During the 2011 season, he averaged 34:37 minutes per game, was second on the team on average number of points per game at 15.7 and led the team in rebounding with an average of 10 per game. He and his brother were viewed as amongst the most dangerous players in the league to play against that season.