Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
{{short description|Spanish basketball player and manager}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
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| position = assistant coach
| height_m = 1.87
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| team = Liaoning Flying Leopards
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|04|14}}
| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain
| career_position = Point guard
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 2002
| years1 = 1983–1986 | team1 = Zaragoza
| years2 = 1986–1987 | team2 = Gran Canaria
| years3 = 1987–1991 | team3 = Zaragoza
| years4 = 1991–1993 | team4 = Unicaja
| years5 = 1993–1994 | team5 = Valencia
| years6 = 1994–1995 | team6 = Peñas Huesca
| years7 = 1995–1997 | team7 = Gran Canaria
| years8 = 1997–2001 | team8 = Cantabria Lobos
| years9 = 2001–2002 | team9 = Breogán
| cyears1 = 2010–2014 | cteam1 = CAI Zaragoza (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2014–2015 | cteam2 = CAI Zaragoza
| cyears3 = 2016–present | cteam3 = Panama
| cyears4 = 2016–2023 | cteam4 = Liaoning Flying Leopards (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2023–present | cteam5 = Liaoning Flying Leopards
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Joaquín Ruiz Lorente (born April 14, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current manager of the Liaoning Flying Leopards.
Player career
The career of Ruiz Lorente began with CB Zaragoza, with players like José Luis Llorente or Pepe Arcega. In 1991, he left the team of his born city for playing with other Liga ACB teams. He totally spent 18 seasons in the league, playing 453 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.endesabasketlover.com/historia-del-baloncesto/interior/282/joaquin-ruiz-lorente#.VKGkdF4CA|title=JOAQUÍN RUIZ LORENTE: Base-entrenador de ADN maño|publisher=Endesa Basket Lover|date=25 July 2013|accessdate=31 March 2016|language=Spanish}}
=Honors=
- Copa del Rey: (2)
- 1984, 1990
Coaching career
Ruiz Lorente started his career as assistant coach of José Luis Abós at CAI Zaragoza during four seasons, becoming the head coach in August 2014, when Abós resigned due an illness. He was sacked in November 2015 after an awful start of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6htr39bcg3anhidh/cai-zaragoza-dismisses-coach-ruiz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226133918/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6htr39bcg3anhidh/cai-zaragoza-dismisses-coach-ruiz|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2015|title=CAI Zaragoza dismisses coach Ruiz|publisher=Eurocup Basketball|date=23 November 2011|accessdate=31 March 2016}}
On 31 March 2016, Ruiz Lorente was appointed as head coach of the Panama men's national basketball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=121462|title=Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo seleccionador de Panamá|publisher=ACB.com|date=31 March 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016|language=Spanish|archive-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015072532/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=121462|url-status=dead}}
Six months later, Ruiz Lorente agreed terms with Chinese league team Liaoning Flying Leopards, but despite this contract, he will continue being the Panamese national team coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.solobasket.com/internacional/de-panama-china-joaquin-ruiz-lorente-nuevo-entrenador-del-liaoning|title=De Panamá a China: Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo entrenador del Liaoning|date=30 September 2016|accessdate=30 September 2016|language=es}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101031024753/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AEZ ACB profile as player]
- [http://www.acb.com/entrenador.php?id=AF0 ACB profile as manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412044647/http://www.acb.com/entrenador.php?id=AF0 |date=2015-04-12 }}
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?pcode=004965 Eurocup Basketball profile]
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Category:Baloncesto Málaga players
Category:CB Gran Canaria players
Category:Spanish men's basketball players
Category:Spanish basketball coaches
Category:Basketball players from Zaragoza
Category:Valencia Basket players
Category:Liga ACB head coaches
Category:CB Peñas Huesca players
Category:Cantabria Baloncesto players
Category:20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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