Rubén Magnano

Rubén Magnano

Personal information
Born	October 9, 1954 Villa María, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Position	Head coach
Coaching career	1990–present
Career history
As coach:
1990–1994	Atenas Córdoba
1994–1996	Luz y Fuerza Posadas
1996–1999	Atenas Córdoba
1999–2000	Boca Juniors
2000	Argentina Under-21
2001–2004	Argentina
2004	Argentina Under-21
2004	Gimnasia
2005–2007	Pallacanestro Varese
2007–2008	CB Sevilla
2008–2010	Atenas Córdoba
2010–present	Brazil
Career highlights and awards
As coach: 4x Argentine League Champion (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009) 2x South American Club Champion (1993, 1994) Argentine 2nd Division Champion (1995) Panamerican Club Champion (1996) 2x South American League Champion (1997, 1998) Argentine League Coach of the Year (2000)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Argentina FIBA Americas Championship 2001 Argentina National Team 2003 Puerto Rico National Team FIBA World Cup 2002 United States National Team Summer Olympic Games 2004 Athens National Team Representing  Brazil FIBA Americas Championship 2011 Argentina National Team

Rubén Pablo Magnano (born October 9, 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.^[7]

Awards and accomplishments

Pro clubs

• 4x Argentine League Champion: (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
• 2x South American Club Champion: (1993, 1994)
• Argentine 2nd Division Champion: (1995)
• Panamerican Club Champion: (1996)
• 2x South American League Champion: (1997, 1998)
• Argentine League Coach of the Year: (2000)

National teams

• 2001 FIBA Americas Championship:  Gold
• 2002 FIBA World Championship:  Silver
• 2003 FIBA Americas Championship:  Silver
• 2004 Summer Olympics:  Gold
• 2011 FIBA Americas Championship:  Silver

References

1. ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA (Spanish).
2. Ruben Magnano at Eurobasket. Retrieved on July 21, 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 (Portuguese). Estado de S.Paulo. January 16, 2010.

External links

• Spanish League Coaching Profile (Spanish)
• Italian League Coaching Profile (Italian)