Sergio Santos Hernández (born November 1, 1963) is an Argentine professional

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for Leones de Ponce of the

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(BSN).

Head coaching career

Pro clubs

As a

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, Hernández has won numerous titles over his career. They include: 6 Argentine League championships (2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012), the South American League championship (2001), 3 Argentine Cups (2003, 2004, 2010), the Top 4 Tournament (2004), the

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(2004), and 2

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championships (2008, 2010). On November 3, 2020, he has signed with

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of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Argentina national team

Hernández was the head

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the senior men's

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from 2005 to 2010. He succeeded Rubén Magnano in the position, and was the team's head coach at the

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, the 2008

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(where the team won the gold medal), the 2008 Summer Olympics (where the team won a bronze medal), and at the

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(where Argentina finished in 5th place). After his contract to coach the Argentina national team expired in 2010, Hernández did not accept the 4–6 years renewal offered by the

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, therefore ending his tenure as the national team's head coach. He did, however, return to the team as an assistant coach for the 2012 Summer Olympics.Lamas picks eight-man preliminary roster for London 2012
Retrieved on August 6, 2012. He then returned as the head coach of Argentina for the

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, where he led Argentina to a silver medal. He was also the head coach of Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, he coached the Argentina´s team that won the 2019 Pan American gold medal in Lima. In 2019, Hernandez coached the men's

at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he led Argentina to a silver medal; securing them a spot in the

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References

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