Josep "Pep" Clarós Canals (born January 28, 1969) is a Spanish professional

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coach with experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. He has been in 15 Finals so far with different teams in different countries as a Head coach. He has NCAA, CBA, ACB, Eurocup, Uleb, Euroleague, Liga de las Americas, Olympic Games Tournament, Afrobasket and World Cup Qualifiers. He has been Head Coach with 5 National Teams. He is the first coach (in any sport) in history who has won a championship or medal in four different continents as a head coach.

International career

En 2012, Clarós won la Liga de las Americas in

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.On March 27, 2015, Clarós, who was planning to coach the

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at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship and potentially the

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, confirmed that he would not. He said, "I wish them all the best for the next AfroBasket and African games with the goal to qualify for the Olympics in Rio 2016." He loves to implement a

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defence. In 2017, Clarós signed with

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in Japan. In 2020, he signed with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.

Head coaching record

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, style="text-align:left;", 2014-15 , 32, , 20, , 12, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in Atlantic, , , 16, , 10, , 4, , , style="text-align:center;", Runners-up , - , style="text-align:left;",

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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2016-17
, 16, , 15, , 0, , , , style="text-align:center;", 1st, , , 6, , 5, , 1, , , style="text-align:center;", Champions , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2017-18 , 60, , style="background:#E0CEF2;, 54, , style="background:#E0CEF2;, 6, , style="background:#E0CEF2;, , , style="text-align:center;", 1st in B2 Eastern, , , 5, , 3, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Runners-up in B2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2018-19 , 60, , 17, , 43, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th in Eastern, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka , style="text-align:left;", 2019-20 , 15, , 4, , 11, , , , style="text-align:center;", 6th in B2 Western, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka , style="text-align:left;", 2020-21 , 59, , 26, , 33, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th in B2 Western, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", -

References

External links

Pep Clarós at ACB.comClaros signs deal to coach BahrainPep Claros Chama Quinze Novos RostosJarrett Stephens Sabia Que Podia Brilhar Na LigaClaros to coach senior basketball team
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