Rubén Magnano

Rubén Magnano
	Magnano coaching Pallacanestro Varese
Personal information
Born	9 October 1954 (age 69); 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
2010–2016	Brazil
2018–present	Uruguay
Career highlights and awards
	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);
	FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Men's basketball
Representing Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA AmeriCup
Representing Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games

Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian^[1] professional basketball coach.^[2]

Coaching career[edit]

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 until 2016.^[7] 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[edit]

Coaching career[edit]

Pro clubs[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

^ ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA (in Spanish).
^ Ruben Magnano at Eurobasket. Retrieved on 21 July 2008.
^ FIBA.com Final 8 September 2002.
^ FIBA.com Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group F) Date: 4 September 2002 Time:19h00.
^ FIBA.com 13 to 29 Aug. 2004 - Athens in Greece. Event Standings.
^ FIBA.com Box Score Game: ARGENTINA vs USA (Group 38) Date: 27 August 2004 Time:22h15 City: Athens.
^ Rubén Magnano é o novo técnico da seleção de basquete (in Portuguese). Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010.

External links[edit]

Spanish League Coaching Profile (in Spanish)
Italian League Coaching Profile (in Italian)

[1] ACB.com R. Magnano nacionalidad: ITA (in Spanish).

[2] Ruben Magnano at Eurobasket. Retrieved on 21 July 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 (in Portuguese). Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010.

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