Francisco Olmos Hernández (born July 10, 1970), usually known as Paco Olmos, is a Spanish professional

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, who is currently the

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of the San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish

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Coaching career

Olmos coached inferior teams of

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until 1997, when he signed for CB Calpe of the

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. In 1999 he made his debut in the second Spanish division

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with

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; in the following year he continued in the same division, signing for

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(2000–01) and for

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(2001–2002). After that, Olmos signed for

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, where he stayed during two years and achieved the best results of the club history: finalist of the 2002–2003 ACB League and

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champions. In June 2005 he became the coach of the

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. Then he return to the LEB again, first coaching ''Aguas de Calpe'' (2005–2006), then

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(2006–2008) and afterwards, in July 2009, he became head coach of

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, reaching the second position in the regular league and winning the 2010 LEB Playoff, thus promoting the team to the

. On July 18, 2013 was named national coach of the Puerto Rico Men's National Basketball Team to form the template that will participate in the qualifying tournament "Pre-World" FIBA to be held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 30, 2013. In 2016, Olmos signs with

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. After ending the season with the Venezuelan squad, he signed for Mexican

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. In his first season at the helm of the squad from

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, Olmos ended as champion of the

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. On January 10, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the

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Titles & awards

Titles

*National competitions: *** 1 LNBP with

: 2016–17 ::* 1 LEB Playoffs and promotion with

: 2009–10. *International competitions: ::* 1 ULEB Cup with

: 2002–03.

Awards

* AEEB Coach of the Year: 2002–03.

References

External links

ACB Profile
* http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/calientamotoreslaseleccion-938019/ * http://www.elnuevodia.com/pacoolmosseraelnuevodirigentedelaseleccionnacionaldebaloncesto-1554401.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Olmos, Paco 1970 births Living people Liga ACB head coaches CB Miraflores coaches Menorca Bàsquet coaches Spanish basketball coaches Valencia Basket coaches