Pedro Martínez Sánchez (born 29 June 1961 in

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) is a Spanish professional

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for

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of the

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Coaching career

Martínez has coached

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, Cajasol,

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, and Joventut. He led Joventut to win the 1989-90 Korać Cup, becoming, at age 28, the youngest coach ever to win a European trophy. This record stills holds . He was appointed to the Sevilla

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position in November 2008. He was voted the Spanish Basketball Coaches Association AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year in 1994. He was also named the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup's

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in 2017. Also in that year, Martínez managed

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to win their first

. However, he did not continue in the team. On 27 October 2017 Martínez signed as Baskonia head coach, replacing

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, twelve years after his previous experience in the Basque club. Baskonia made the

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playoffs, despite an initial 0-4 record when he joined the club. On 16 November 2018 Martínez parted ways with Baskonia after an opening 2-5 record in the

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, including the 99-84 road defeat at Budućnost VOLI. In March 2019, Martínez returned to Gran Canaria, which was struggling in the EuroLeague and became the club's third coach of the season. On 24 June 2019 Baxi Manresa announced the return of Martinez as head coach for the following season. On 29 May 2024

announced they had hired Martinez again as head coach for two seasons.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Awards and honors

;Joventut Badalona *

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: (1) **

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

;Tenerife *

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: Runner-up **2002 ;Baskonia *

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: (1) **

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

;Valencia *

: (1) **

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

References

External links

ACB.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile
1961 births Living people Bàsquet Manresa coaches CB Estudiantes coaches CB Gran Canaria coaches Liga ACB head coaches Joventut Badalona coaches Real Betis Baloncesto coaches Saski Baskonia coaches Spanish basketball coaches Valencia Basket coaches {{spain-basketball-bio-stub