Joan Peñarroya Rodríguez (born 20 April 1969) is a Spanish professional

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coach and former player who is the

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for

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of the

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and the

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Playing career

A tall

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, Peñarroya started his playing career in 1987 with

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of the

. He spent 11 seasons of his 16-year career with the club, winning the

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in 1996. He also played for Canarias, León and

Ourense Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...

Coaching career

Peñarroya started his coaching career as assistant coach with CB Olesa of the

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. In 2010, he signed with

BC Andorra Bàsquet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The ...

of the

LEB Plata The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promote ...

. Peñarroya led the team to a promotion to the

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and later to the

. He also coached in the EuroCup with Andorra. In the 2018–19 season, Peñarroya coached

Bàsquet Manresa Club Bàsquet Manresa S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. It home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. In ...

, leading the team to the ACB playoffs for the first time since

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. In July 2019, Peñarroya signed as new head coach of San Pablo Burgos. In October 2020, he won the

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with Burgos, the club's first championship ever. The next season, he led his team to a repeat of the Champions League while also capturing the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. On June 21, 2021, he signed with

Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, 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 EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup, and his Valencia Basket ...

of the

. On June 13, 2022, Peñarroya signed with Baskonia of the Spanish

. He was fired on October 30, 2023. On June 14, 2024, Peñarroya signed a two-year contract with

of the

and the

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Personal

Joan is the father of Marc Peñarroya, who is a professional basketball player as well.

References

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