Rubén Magnano

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| name = Rubén Magnano

| image = Rubén Magnano.jpg

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| caption = Magnano coaching Pallacanestro Varese

| position = Head coach

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villa María, Argentina

| nationality = Argentine / Italian

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| coach_start = 1990

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| cyears1 = 1990–1994

| cteam1 = Atenas Córdoba

| cyears2 = 1994–1996

| cteam2 = Luz y Fuerza Posadas

| cyears3 = 1996–1999

| cteam3 = Atenas Córdoba

| cyears4 = 1999–2000

| cteam4 = Boca Juniors

| cyears5 = 2000

| cteam5 = Argentina Under-21

| cyears6 = 2001–2004

| cteam6 = Argentina

| cyears7 = 2004

| cteam7 = Argentina Under-21

| cyears8 = 2004

| cteam8 = Gimnasia

| cyears9 = 2005–2007

| cteam9 = Pallacanestro Varese

| cyears10 = 2007–2008

| cteam10 = CB Sevilla

| cyears11 = 2008–2010

| cteam11 = Atenas Córdoba

| cyears12 = 2010–2016

| cteam12 = Brazil

| cyears13 = 2018–present

| cteam13 = Uruguay

| highlights =

As head coach:

Pan American Club Championship champion (1996)
2× FIBA South American League champion (1997, 1998)
2× South American Club champion (1993, 1994)
4× Argentine League champion (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
Argentine 2nd Division champion (1995)
Argentine League Coach of the Year (2000)

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Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian[http://www.acb.com/entrenador.php?id=A08 ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA {{in lang|es}}.] professional basketball coach.[http://www.eurobasket.com/coach.asp?Cntry=ESP&CoachID=1437 Ruben Magnano] at Eurobasket. Retrieved on 21 July 2008.

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113253/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/gid/9/grid/F/rid/3448/sid/3118/tid/237/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/schedule.html FIBA.com Final 8 September 2002.] Argentina also beat Team USA during the tournament.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906191038/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/9/grid/F/rid/3448/sid/3118/tid/237/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html FIBA.com Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group F) Date: 4 September 2002 Time:19h00.]

He also led Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090804062415/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/3183/_/2004_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/index.html FIBA.com 13 to 29 Aug. 2004 - Athens in Greece. Event Standings.] In the process, Argentina once again beat Team USA, that time in the tournament's semifinals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100605084624/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/38/rid/3822/sid/3183/tid/237/_/2004_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/statistic.html FIBA.com Box Score Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group 38) Date: 27 August 2004 Time:22h15 City: Athens.]

In January 2010, he became the head coach of the senior men's Brazilian national team until 2016.[http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,ruben-magnano-e-o-novo-tecnico-da-selecao-de-basquete,496714,0.htm Rubén Magnano é o novo técnico da seleção de basquete {{in lang|pt}}.] Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010. 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=

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=

2001 FIBA AmeriCup: {{gold medal}}
2002 FIBA World Cup: {{silver medal}}
2003 FIBA AmeriCup: {{silver medal}}
2004 Summer Olympics: {{gold medal}}
2011 FIBA AmeriCup: {{silver medal}}

References

External links

[http://www.acb.com/entrenador.php?id=A08 Spanish League Coaching Profile] {{in lang|es}}
[http://web.legabasket.it/coach/coach.phtml?id=MAG-RUB Italian League Coaching Profile] {{in lang|it}}

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