Néstor Rafael "Che" García (born 11 January 1965) is an Argentine professional basketball coach.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1965 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Position | Head coach |
| 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 |
| 2013–2017 | Venezuela |
| 2014–2016 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2016–2017 | Quimsa |
| 2017–2018 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2018–2019 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2019 | Dominican Republic |
| 2021 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2021–2022 | Argentina |
| 2022–present | Dominican Republic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Head coaching career
editLatin American clubs
editGarcía 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
editGarcía coached the Uruguay national team in 2003. He also coached the Argentina national team at the 2012 South American Championship, where they won a gold medal. He has also coached the senior men's Venezuela national 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.
In 2019, Garcia was hired as head coach of the Dominican Republic national team, where he took the helm prior to their entrance into the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[2]
In 2021, Garcia was reappointed as head coach of the Argentina national team.[3] However, Garcia was abruptly let go a year later, prior to Argentina's arrival at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup tournament.[4] In September 2022, Garcia reappeared as head coach of the Dominican Republic national team.[5]
European clubs
editOn 6 July 2017, García went to Spain, and agreed on a one-year contract term with Montakit Fuenlabrada.[6] This marked the first European club that he worked in as a head coach. After parting ways with the club at the end of the 2017–18 season, he came back to the club in October 2018, in order to replace Agustí Julbe.
References
edit- ^ Néstor García (in Spanish).
- ^ "'Che' Garcia to take over the helm of Dominican Republic at FIBA World Cup". Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Nestor 'Che' Garcia named Argentina's new senior men's head coach". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "El sorpresivo final del proceso de Néstor García en la selección argentina de básquetbol llegó después de un "día difícil" para el DT". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Néstor García será el nuevo entrenador de República Dominicana y enfrentará a Argentina". Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Néstor García será el entrenador del Montakit Fuenlabrada" (in Spanish). Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
edit- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Néstor García dirigirá en Arabia Saudita (in Spanish)
- Néstor García dirigirá a Argentino (in Spanish)