Víctor Antonio Lapeña Tortosa (born 12 March 1975, in

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) is a Spanish

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coach who is the head coach for Çukurova Basketbol of the

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Club career

He coached several teams in Spain, both in the second tier league (2003-2008) and the first tier league (2008-2018). He won the Spanish League in the 2012-13 season, and the 2014 Spanish Cup with CB Avenida. In the 2018-2019 season he coached his first team abroad,

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from the

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, winning the second-tier

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. On 29 June 2019 he signed for Turkish club Fenerbahçe. In May 2024, Lapeña signed a three-year contract with Çukurova Basketbol of the

. In January 2025 Lapena and Mersin part ways. In May 2025 the Italian champion Famila basket Schio announced Lapena as their new head coach for the next two years.

National team

Spain

Lapeña has worked with the Spanish Basketball Federation as both assistant and head coach in the youth teams and the senior team, winning a total of 14 medals. In November 2015 he was the head coach of the senior team for two games. * Gold medal icon

2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the tenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, and Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their first title with that name

(''youth'') (''assistant coach'') * Silver medal europe

2007 Eurobasket (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * Bronze medal europe

2009 Eurobasket (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * 8th

2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (German: FIBA U17-Weltmeisterschaft 2010) was the inaugural edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national t ...

(''youth'') (''head coach'') * Gold medal icon

2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (''youth'') (''assistant coach'') * Silver medal icon

2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Lithuanian: 2012 m. FIBA iki 17 metų pasaulio čempionatas) was the 2nd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the ...

(''youth'') (''head coach'') * Gold medal icon

2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (''youth'') (''head coach'') * Gold medal europe

2013 Eurobasket (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * Silver medal icon

2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Arabic: بطولة العالم لكرة السلة 2014 تحت 17 سنة ) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship co ...

(''youth'') (''head coach'') * Silver medal world centered-2

2014 World Championship (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * Gold medal icon

2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (''youth'') (''head coach'') * Bronze medal europe

2015 Eurobasket (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * 7th 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (''youth'') (''head coach'') * Silver medal olympic

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(''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * Gold medal europe

2017 Eurobasket (''senior'') (''assistant coach'') * Bronze medal world centered-2

2018 World Championship (''senior'') (''assistant coach'')

Canada

In January 2022, Lapeña was appointed head coach for the Canada women's national basketball team. He guided the team to a fourth-place finish at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and third place at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. Following the 2024 Olympic tournament, where Canada failed to win a game, Canada Basketball and Lapeña mutually agreed to part ways.

References

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