Néstor García (basketball)

Néstor García
Venezuela
Position Head coach
Personal information
Born (1965-01-11) January 11, 1965
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Coaching career 1990–present
Career history
As coach:
1990–1992 Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1992–1997 Peñarol de Mar del Plata
1997–1999 Boca Juniors
2000 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2000–2001 Boca Juniors
2001 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2001 Libertad de Sunchales
2002 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2003–2004 Libertad de Sunchales
2003 Uruguay
2004 Al Ahli Sport Club
2004–2005 Argentino de Junín
2006 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2006–2007 Panteras de Miranda
2007 Guaros de Lara
2008 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2008–2009 Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz
2009 Gaiteros del Zulia
2009–2010 Halcones de Xalapa
2010–2011 Minas Tênis Clube
2011 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2011 Argentina (assistant)
2011–2012 Atenas de Córdoba
2012 Argentina
2012–2013 Boca Juniors
2013–present Venezuela
2014–2016 Guaros de Lara
Career highlights and awards
As coach
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
South American Championship
2012 Resistencia
Representing  Venezuela
FIBA Americas Championship
2015 Mexico City
South American Championship
2014 Isla Margarita
2016 Caracas

Néstor Rafael "Che" García (born January 11, 1965) is an Argentine professional basketball coach.[1]

Head coaching career

Professional clubs

García won the 3rd-tier South American Club Championship in 2008, with Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz. He also won the 1st-tier FIBA Americas League championship in 2016, with Guaros de Lara.

National teams

García coached the Uruguayan national basketball team in 2003. He also coached Argentina's national team at the 2012 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal. He has also coached the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team.

As the head coach of Venezuela, he won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the gold medal at the 2016 South American Championship. He also coached Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ Néstor García (Spanish).
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