Rubén Magnano

Rubén Magnano
Magnano coaching Pallacanestro Varese
Personal information
Born (1954-10-09) 9 October 1954 (age 70)
Villa María, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As coach:
1990–1994Atenas Córdoba
1994–1996Luz y Fuerza Posadas
1996–1999Atenas Córdoba
1999–2000Boca Juniors
2000Argentina Under-21
2001–2004Argentina
2004Argentina Under-21
2004Gimnasia
2005–2007Pallacanestro Varese
2007–2008CB Sevilla
2008–2010Atenas Córdoba
2010–2016Brazil
2018–presentUruguay
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 2003 Puerto Rico
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto

Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian[1] professional basketball coach.[2]

Coaching career

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

Coaching career

Pro clubs

National teams

References

  1. ^ ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Ruben Magnano at Eurobasket. Retrieved on 21 July 2008.
  3. ^ FIBA.com Final 8 September 2002.
  4. ^ FIBA.com Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group F) Date: 4 September 2002 Time:19h00.
  5. ^ FIBA.com 13 to 29 Aug. 2004 - Athens in Greece. Event Standings.
  6. ^ FIBA.com Box Score Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group 38) Date: 27 August 2004 Time:22h15 City: Athens.
  7. ^ Rubén Magnano é o novo técnico da seleção de basquete (in Portuguese). Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010.