I've been a professional basketball player for 25 years. I retire at the age of 42 as the player with the most international appearances in the history of Spanish basketball (314) as well as with the most extensive list of achievements (12 medals in international competitions). I've participated in 4 Olympic Games and won a silver medal in Rio 2016. I've won 33 club titles, including 2 Euroleague titles. I'm the all-time leader in assists in the Euroleague. I've lived and played in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Australia. My last club, Girona, signed me to be the sports director of the project, and I'm also a supervisor of the youth development project you with BASQUET GIRONA. I'm part of the coaching staff of the Spanish national team, and we have the challenge ahead of competing at the highest level in Paris 2024. Life is meant to be lived.

Andreas Paulsen has been CEO of EuropeActive since April of 2020, after having served as Vice President and Acting President of the Board. Andreas was first elected to the Board of EuropeActive in 2015, after serving as Vice Chair of EuropeActive’s Standards Council 2012 - 2015. Andreas has a background as Co-Founder and Managing Director of a Scandinavian medical fitness chain, which is widely recognised for bridging the fitness/exercise and healthcare sectors. Holding a Master’s Degree in European Studies and Political Science, Andreas studied at four European universties, he currently serves on the Advisory Board of the European Master of Health & Physical Activity; and he teaches philosophy and history of ideas as one of his sparetime passions. 

Zaira Pia Vaccaro is 19 years old from Sicily, an Italian island.

She attended a linguistic high school and specifically she studied English, Spanish and French. Nowadays she is a university student of psychology at Kore university in Enna. For 12 years now, martial arts have been her greatest passion and at the moment she is a brown belt of the martial arts school Koshido Budo.

Zaira is optimistic, cheerful, empathic, task oriented and very organized.

Her biggest dream is traveling the world to know different cultures, improve communication skills moreover travel ensures personal growth.