Jesús "Chus" Mateo Díez (born January 23, 1969) is a Spanish professional

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coach. He is the current head coach of

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of the

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and the EuroLeague.

Coaching career

Mateo spent most of his career as an assistant coach. He began coaching at the youth basketball teams of the Augustinian College of Madrid and

, where he worked from 1991 to 1995. Between 1993 and 1997, he was an assistant coach of Spain U16. On 27 June 2006, Mateo was appointed by

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, becoming a head coach for the first time in his career. In 2012, Mateo went abroad, signing with the

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of the

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. In 2014, he became

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's assistant at

. Apart from winning a lot of trophies as Laso's understudy, Mateo also led Madrid to victories as an interim head coach. Under his rein, on 23 December 2021, an extremely depleted due to

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Real Madrid squad won against highly favored

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. Mateo also led Madrid to a 3–1 victory in the 2022 ACB playoff final series against

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to win a record 36th league title for ''Los Blancos''. On 5 July 2022, Mateo was promoted to a permanent head coach role after Real Madrid parted ways with Laso. In his first full season as head coach, Mateo managed to guide a depleted Madrid squad to the club's 11th EuroLeague title.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Personal life

Mateo has his own basketball academy named after him.Chus Mateo Academy
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References

External links

Jesus Mateo basketball profile

Jesús Mateo Coach Plantilla Real Madrid CF
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