Rubén Magnano

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Rubén Magnano
Uruguay
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • Pan American Club Championship champion (1996)
  • FIBA South American League
    champion (1997, 1998)
  • South American Club
    champion (1993, 1994)
  • Argentine League
    champion (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
  • Argentine 2nd Division
    champion (1995)
  • Argentine League
    Coach of the Year (2000)
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
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

basketball coach.[2]

Coaching career

Magnano served as the

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

Uruguay national team
.

Awards and accomplishments

Coaching career

Pro clubs

  • Argentine League
    Champion: (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
  • South American Club
    Champion: (1993, 1994)
  • Argentine 2nd Division
    Champion: (1995)
  • Pan American Club Championship Champion: (1996)
  • South American League
    Champion: (1997, 1998)
  • Argentine League
    Coach of the Year: (2000)

National teams

  • 2001 FIBA AmeriCup
    :  Gold
  • 2002 FIBA World Cup
    :  Silver
  • 2003 FIBA AmeriCup
    :  Silver
  • 2004 Summer Olympics:  Gold
  • 2011 FIBA AmeriCup
    :  Silver

References

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