Sergio Santos Hernández (born November 1, 1963) is an Argentine professional

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for

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of the NBB.

Head coaching career

Pro clubs

As a

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, Hernández has won numerous titles over his career. They include: 6 Argentine League championships (2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012), the South American League championship (2001), 3 Argentine Cups (2003, 2004, 2010), the Top 4 Tournament (2004), the South American Club Championship (2004), and 2 FIBA Americas League championships (2008, 2010). On November 3, 2020, he has signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish

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Argentina national team

Hernández was the

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coach the senior men's

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from 2005 to 2010. He succeeded Rubén Magnano in the position, and was the team's head coach at the

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, the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball (where the team won the gold medal), the

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(where the team won a bronze medal), and at the

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(where Argentina finished in 5th place). After his contract to coach the Argentina national team expired in 2010, Hernández did not accept the 4–6 years renewal offered by the Argentine Basketball Federation, therefore ending his tenure as the national team's head coach. He did, however, return to the team as an assistant coach for the

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Retrieved on August 6, 2012. He then returned as the head coach of Argentina for the

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, where he led Argentina to a silver medal. He was also the head coach of Argentina at the

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. In 2019, he coached the Argentina´s team that won the 2019 Pan American gold medal in Lima. In 2019, Hernandez coached the men's

at the

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, where he led Argentina to a silver medal; securing them a spot in the

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References

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