Ramón Fernández Vidal (born 19 September 1969), known as Moncho Fernández, is a Spanish
basketball
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coach who is the current
head coach
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for
Bàsquet Girona
Club Bàsquet Girona 2014, SAD, commonly known as Bàsquet Girona (), is a professional basketball club based in Girona, Spain. It was founded in 2014 by former NBA player Marc Gasol. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Its home arena is Fontajau.
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of the
Liga ACB
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. He is nicknamed as ''The Alchemist''. He holds the record for the most number of consecutive seasons in the same ACB team, having coached
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
for 13 seasons in
Liga ACB
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. Moncho was the head coach of
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
from 2010 to 2024. He is widely regarded as the best
Galician basketball head coach of all time.
Coaching career
Moncho started his coaching career with
Moncho López as the assistant coach of
Gijón Baloncesto
Gijón Baloncesto was a basketball team based in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
History
Gijón Baloncesto was established in 1982, after taking over the franchise of another local team, Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga, who was undergoing financial dif ...
in 2000. After the relegation of the club from
Liga ACB
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in the
2001–02, he took the lead of the club during the next two seasons.
In 2005, Moncho came back to Liga ACB, again as assistant of Moncho López, this time to
Leche Río Breogán. He left the club after a new relegation, for joining
CB Villa de Los Barrios, of the
LEB Oro
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league, as head coach. He qualified the Andalusians to a LEB Oro Final Four in 2009. Just after being defeated in the semifinals, the club would be dissolved and consequently, Moncho left it.
In 2009, Moncho debuted in ACB with
CB Murcia
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, but he would leave the club in December 2009, after earning only two wins in eleven games.
After one year without managing any team, on 2 July 2010, Moncho signed with his home city team
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
. In his first season, he promoted the Galician team to the
Liga ACB
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after winning the
2011 LEB Oro Playoffs.
He qualified Obradoiro for the
2013 ACB Playoffs
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All times are CEST ( UTC+02:00).
Bracket
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, but was eliminated in the first round by
Real Madrid
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.
In 2016, Moncho coached
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
in the
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
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History
Originally known as the ''Copa de España de Bal ...
.
In 2018, Moncho coached
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
in the
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto ( English: ''Spanish Basketball Supercup'') is a Spanish annual men's professional basketball competition. The competition is a super cup tournament.
History
The Supercopa was created in 1984 by the recen ...
.
In 2023, Moncho coached
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
in the
Basketball Champions League
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.
Moncho left
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
on 16 May 2024.
Moncho became
Bàsquet Girona
Club Bàsquet Girona 2014, SAD, commonly known as Bàsquet Girona (), is a professional basketball club based in Girona, Spain. It was founded in 2014 by former NBA player Marc Gasol. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Its home arena is Fontajau.
...
's head coach in December 2024, replacing
Fotios Katsikaris when the Catalans found themselves at the bottom of the
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
.
Head coaching record
Obradoiro CAB
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Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
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2010–11
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2011–12
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2012–13
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2013–14
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2014–15
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2015–16
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2016–17
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2017–18
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2018–19
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2019–20
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2020–21
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2021–22
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2022–23
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2023–24
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Honours
*
Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)
**
2011
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*
Copa Galicia: (10)
**2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2023.
*Promotion to
Liga ACB
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: (1)
**
2011
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*Most number of consecutive seasons in the same
Liga ACB
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team
**13 consecutive seasons with
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
See also
*
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
References
External links
Profile at ACB.com
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1969 births
Living people
Spanish basketball coaches
Liga ACB head coaches
Sportspeople from Santiago de Compostela
Gijón Baloncesto coaches