Aíto García Reneses
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2014–2016 | Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2017–2021 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Bàsquet Girona | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player.
As a
He has trained and fostered later NBA players such as Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio and Kristaps Porzingis.
Playing career
During his playing career, he played at the point guard position. He played with Estudiantes (1963–1968), and FC Barcelona (1968–1973). While with Barcelona, he was the team's captain.
During his time in Barcelona as a player, he studied physics and telecommunications. He designed later electronic basketball scoreboards, which have been installed in more than thirty pavilions throughout Spain.
Coaching career
Clubs
García Reneses has spent most of his coaching career in Barcelona
In Summer 2017, at the age of 70, switched García Reneses to a foreign club for the first time in his life: He became head coach at the German Bundesliga club Alba Berlin. In his first season in Berlin, he was awarded "Coach of the Year" of the Bundesliga and had already a big influence in the german basketball: Under García Reneses, several talented Berliners such as Tim Schneider and Bennet Hundt made the leap to the Bundesliga team. In 2018 and 2019 the Berliners became German runners-up under his leadership. In the 2018-19 season, the Spaniard also led the team to the final of the European club competition Eurocup and he won the title "EuroCup Coach of the Year". Under his guidance, Berlin captured the German championship title as well as the German Cup in the 2019-20 campaign.[2]
Spanish senior national team
In June 2008, he became the head coach of the Spanish national team, replacing Pepu Hernández. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he coached the team to a silver medal, in the closely contested gold medal game, losing to the USA after being down by just 2 points with a few minutes left in the game.
References
- ^ "Coach of the Year: Aito Garcia Reneses, ALBA Berlin". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup. Retrieved 2020-01-15.[dead link]
- ^ GmbH, ALBA BERLIN Basketballteam. "Ohne Niederlage durchs Finalturnier - Albatrosse holen sich das Double!". www.albaberlin.de. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
External links
- ACB Coach Profile (in Spanish)