Jesús "Chus" Alfonso 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

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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 Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons 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. On 21 May 2023, in his first full season as head coach, Mateo led Madrid to their 11th EuroLeague championship despite missing several key players due to injuries and suspensions. On 12 May 2024, Mateo was named

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after guiding Real Madrid to first place in the

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regular season. He also led Madrid to a 3–0 win in the 2024 ACB playoff final series against UCAM Murcia, reclaiming the Spanish league title for Los Blancos after a year off.

Coaching record

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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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