Aíto García Reneses

Aíto García Reneses
Aíto, with Unicaja Málaga, in 2009.
ALBA Berlin
Position Head coach
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1946-12-20) December 20, 1946
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1963–1973
Position Point guard
Coaching career 1998–present
Career history
As player:
1963–1968 Estudiantes
1968–1973 FC Barcelona
As coach:
1973–1983 Círculo Católico / Cotonificio
1983–1985 Joventut Badalona
1985–1990 FC Barcelona
1992–1997 FC Barcelona
1998–2001 FC Barcelona
2003–2008 Joventut Badalona
2008 Spain
2008–2011 Unicaja
2012–2014 Sevilla
2014–2016 Gran Canaria
2017–present Alba Berlin
Career highlights and awards

As head coach:

Medals
Representing  Spain
Men's basketball Head coach
Summer Olympics
2008 Beijing National Team
European U-16
2008 Syria Under-16 Team

Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish basketball coach and former professional player. As a head coach, he has won nine Spanish Liga ACB titles, all with FC Barcelona. He has won four European competitions - the FIBA Korać Cup (twice) and FIBA Saporta Cup with FC Barcelona, and the FIBA EuroChallenge and EuroCup with Joventut Badalona. He was also a EuroLeague runner-up on three occasions with FC Barcelona: in 1989–90, 1995–96, and 1996–97.

Playing career

During his playing career, he played at the point guard position. He played with Estudiantes (1963–1968), and FC Barcelona (1968–1973). While with Barcelona, he was the team's captain.

Coaching career

Clubs

García Reneses has spent most of his coaching career in Catalonia. He spent 15 seasons with FC Barcelona (13 as head coach, and two as general manager), and also in three basketball teams from Badalona: Círculo Católico, Cotonificio, and especially Joventut, where he coached for two different periods, 1983–1985, and from July 2003, to May 2008. He coached Baloncesto Málaga for 3 seasons (2008–2011), and in 2012, he began coaching Club Baloncesto Sevilla.

Spanish senior national team

In June 2008, he became the head coach of the Spanish national team, replacing Pepu Hernández. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he coached the team to a silver medal, in the closely contested gold medal game, losing to the USA after being down by just 2 points with a few minutes left in the game.

Teams coached

  • 1985–1990: head coach.
  • 1990–1992: general manager
  • 1992–1993: head coach, after 3 games he swapped his place with Quim Costa, so he became the 2nd coach.
  • 1993–1997: head coach.
  • 1998–2001: head coach.

Titles

Clubs

  • National competitions:
  • 9× Liga ACB champion with FC Barcelona: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001.
  • 5× Copa del Rey winner, 4 with FC Barcelona: 1987, 1988, 1994, 2001 and 1 with Joventut Badalona: 2008.
  • Prince of Asturias Cup winner, with FC Barcelona: 1988.
  • International competitions:


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