Pedro Ferrándiz
Spanish basketball coach (1928–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order in 1977.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrándiz and the second or maternal family name is González.
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Born | (1928-11-20)20 November 1928 Alicante, Spain |
Died | 7 July 2022 (aged 93) Alicante, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Position | Head coach |
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1955–1957 | Real Madrid Juniors |
1957–1959 | Hesperia |
1959–1962 | Real Madrid |
1964–1965 | Spain |
1964–1965, 1966–1975 | Real Madrid |
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Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | |
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach | |
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Ferrándiz was born in Alicante. He was made an inductee of the Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2009.