Rubén Magnano
 Magnano coaching Pallacanestro Varese | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1954 Villa María, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine / Italian |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1990–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1990–1994 | Atenas Córdoba |
| 1994–1996 | Luz y Fuerza Posadas |
| 1996–1999 | Atenas Córdoba |
| 1999–2000 | Boca Juniors |
| 2000 | Argentina Under-21 |
| 2001–2004 | Argentina |
| 2004 | Argentina Under-21 |
| 2004 | Gimnasia |
| 2005–2007 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2007–2008 | CB Sevilla |
| 2008–2010 | Atenas Córdoba |
| 2010–2016 | Brazil |
| 2018–present | Uruguay |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | |
Medals | |
Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian[1] professional basketball coach.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Magnano served as the head coach of the senior men's Argentine national team. He led Argentina to the silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.[3] Argentina also beat Team USA during the tournament.[4]
He also led Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.[5] In the process, Argentina once again beat Team USA, that time in the tournament's semifinals.[6]
In January 2010, he became the head coach of the senior men's Brazilian national team until 2016.[7] He was granted the Platinum Konex Award 2010 as the best head coach from the last decade in Argentina. In 2018, he became the head coach of the senior men's Uruguay national team.
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]Coaching career
[edit]Pro clubs
[edit]- 4× Argentine League Champion: (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
- 2× South American Club Champion: (1993, 1994)
- Argentine 2nd Division Champion: (1995)
- Pan American Club Championship Champion: (1996)
- 2× South American League Champion: (1997, 1998)
- Argentine League Coach of the Year: (2000)
National teams
[edit]- 2001 FIBA AmeriCup:
Gold - 2002 FIBA World Cup:
Silver - 2003 FIBA AmeriCup: Silver
- 2004 Summer Olympics: Gold
- 2011 FIBA AmeriCup: Silver
References
[edit]- ^ ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA (in Spanish).
- ^ Ruben Magnano at Eurobasket. Retrieved on 21 July 2008.
- ^ FIBA.com Final 8 September 2002.
- ^ FIBA.com Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group F) Date: 4 September 2002 Time:19h00.
- ^ FIBA.com 13 to 29 Aug. 2004 - Athens in Greece. Event Standings.
- ^ FIBA.com Box Score Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group 38) Date: 27 August 2004 Time:22h15 City: Athens.
- ^ Rubén Magnano é o novo técnico da seleção de basquete (in Portuguese). Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010.
External links
[edit]- Spanish League Coaching Profile (in Spanish)
- Italian League Coaching Profile (in Italian)
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Argentine basketball coaches
- Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian basketball coaches
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Pallacanestro Varese coaches
- People from Villa María
- FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
- Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Real Betis Baloncesto coaches