Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian professional

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Coaching career

Magnano served as the

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of the senior men's Argentine national team. He led Argentina to the silver medal at the

2002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the FIBA, International Basketb ...

. Argentina also beat

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during the tournament. He also led Argentina to a gold medal at the

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. In the process, Argentina once again beat Team USA, that time in the tournament's semifinals. In January 2010, he became the head coach of the senior men's Brazilian national team until 2016.Rubén Magnano é o novo técnico da seleção de basquete .
Estado de S.Paulo. 16 January 2010. He was granted the Platinum

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2010 as the best head coach from the last decade in Argentina. In 2018, he became the head coach of the senior men's Uruguay national team.

Awards and accomplishments

Coaching career

Pro clubs

*4× Argentine League Champion: (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009) *2× South American Club Champion: (1993, 1994) * Argentine 2nd Division Champion: (1995) * Pan American Club Championship Champion: (1996) *2× South American League Champion: (1997, 1998) * Argentine League Coach of the Year: (2000)

National teams

* 2001 FIBA AmeriCup: *

2002 FIBA World Cup The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, I ...

: * 2003 FIBA AmeriCup: *

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

: * 2011 FIBA AmeriCup:

References

External links

Spanish League Coaching Profile

Italian League Coaching Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnano, Ruben 1954 births Living people Argentine basketball coaches Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine people of Italian descent Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian basketball coaches Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Pallacanestro Varese coaches People from Villa María FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Real Betis Baloncesto coaches