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Ibon Navarro Pérez de Albéniz (born April 30, 1976,
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,
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) is a Spanish
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. He currently works for
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of the Spanish Liga ACB.


Coaching career

Ibon Navarro has been a coach in the lower categories of Saski Baskonia from 2000 to 2005. His first experience in professional basketball was as assistant coach of Rafa Sanz at Tenerife Rural. One year later, Navarro debuted in Spanish League during the 2007–08 season as the assistant coach of
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and stayed there until 2010. After leaving
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he was the assistant coach of
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in his experiences at
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, where the team finished in the last position,
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, where Olmos was sacked during the season, and the Puerto Rico national team, achieving the silver medal at the 2014 Centrobasket. Ibon Navarro helped Baskonia win two Spanish Leagues, one Spanish King's Cup and two Spanish Supercups. With
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he was the runner-up in the Spanish King's Cup and in EuroCup. In 2013, he came back to Laboral Kutxa as assistant of
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. In November 2014, after the dismissal of Scariolo and
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, Navarro assumed the role of head coach. In February 2015, the club published a documentary about him. In June 2015, the club announced he would not continue as head coach of the first team, although his continued participation in the club was encouraged. He waved off the fans thanking all the confidence and support received during his stay in the club. In July 2015, Navarro signed a three-year deal with
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. In June 2017, Navarro part ways with
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after the relegation to
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and signed a one-year deal with UCAM Murcia. With
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, Navarro reached the Champions League Final Four in the club's first participation losing to
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in the semifinals and winning the third place game over
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. In June 2018, Navarro ended contract with UCAM Murcia and signed a two-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra. On February 10, 2022, he has signed with
Unicaja Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...
of the Liga ACB.


Trophies

* 2007–08
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
. Spanish League champion. * 2007–08
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
. Spanish King's Cup runner-up. * 2007–08
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
.
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champion. * 2008–09
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
. Spanish League runner-up. * 2008–09
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
. Spanish King's Cup champion. * 2008–09
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
.
Spanish Supercup Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
champion. * 2009–10
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. Spanish League champion. * 2011–12
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. EuroCup runner-up. * 2012–13
Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spon ...
. Spanish King's Cup runner-up. * 2014
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.
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silver medal. .


Others

* 2014
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. * Graduated in chemical sciences.


References


External links


Ibon Navarro
at acb.com
Ibon Navarro
at euroleague.net * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarro, Ibon 1976 births Living people Baloncesto Málaga coaches BC Andorra coaches Liga ACB head coaches Saski Baskonia coaches Spanish basketball coaches Sportspeople from Vitoria-Gasteiz