Sergio Scariolo
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Sergio Scariolo at EuroBasket 2011 | |
| Spain | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 1, 1961 Brescia, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1989–1991 | Vuelle Pesaro |
| 1991–1993 | Aurora Desio |
| 1993–1997 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 1997–1999 | TAU Cerámica |
| 1999–2002 | Real Madrid |
| 2003–2008 | Unicaja |
| 2008–2010 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| 2009–2012 | Spain |
| 2011–2013 | EA7 Milano |
| 2013–2014 | Laboral Kutxa |
| 2015–present | Spain |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sergio Scariolo (born April 1, 1961) is an Italian professional basketball head coach. He is the current head coach of the Spanish national team.
Coaching career
Professional clubs
He started his career in the early 1980s as vice-coach of Brescia and then Pesaro, after which he worked for the Italian Basketball Federation. In 1990, after returning to Pesaro, Scariolo won the national title, aged 29. In the following year he moved to Serie A2 with Desio. In 1993 he was again in Serie A1, as coach of Fortitudo Bologna, where he remained until 1997. In that year he moved to Spain, at TAU Vitoria, winning the Copa del Rey and reaching the final of the national championship. In 1999 Scariolo was hired by Real Madrid, which he led immediately to win the national title. After tho consecutive national finals, both lost, he was fired in 2002.
From 2003 to 2007, Scariolo was the head coach of the Spanish club Unicaja, in five seasons he was able to win the Spanish League, the Copa del Rey, and to play in the Euroleague Final Four.
From 2008 to 2010, Scariolo was the head coach of the Russian club Khimki Moscow Region. Starting with the 2011-12 season, he became the head coach of the Italian League club EA7 Milan. In June, he became head coach of Laboral Kutxa, 14 years after his first experience in the team of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Sacked after ending 2013–14 season, Scariolo became again the coach of the Spanish national team in May 2015.
National teams
While the head coach of the Spanish national team, Scariolo won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2015.
External links
- Euroleague Coaching Profile
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by David Blatt |
FIBA EuroBasket Winning Coach 2009 2011 |
Succeeded by Vincent Collet |