Rubén Magnano

Rubén Pablo Magnano (born 9 October 1954) is an Argentine-Italian^[1] professional basketball coach.^[2]

Rubén Magnano

Magnano coaching Pallacanestro Varese
Personal information
Born	(1954-10-09) 9 October 1954 (age 70) Villa María, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Italian
Position	Head coach
Coaching career	1990–present
Career history
As a coach:
1990–1994	Atenas Córdoba
1994–1996	Luz y Fuerza Posadas
1996–1999	Atenas Córdoba
1999–2000	Boca Juniors
2000	Argentina Under-21
2001–2004	Argentina
2004	Argentina Under-21
2004	Gimnasia
2005–2007	Pallacanestro Varese
2007–2008	CB Sevilla
2008–2010	Atenas Córdoba
2010–2016	Brazil
2018–present	Uruguay
Career highlights
As head coach: Pan American Club Championship champion (1996) 2× FIBA South American League champion (1997, 1998) 2× South American Club champion (1993, 1994) 4× Argentine League champion (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009) Argentine 2nd Division champion (1995) Argentine League Coach of the Year (2000)
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Argentina Summer Olympic Games 2004 Athens FIBA World Cup 2002 United States FIBA AmeriCup 2001 Argentina 2003 Puerto Rico Representing  Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 2011 Argentina Pan American Games 2015 Toronto

Coaching career

Magnano served as the head coach of the senior men's Argentine national team. He led Argentina to the silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.^[3] Argentina also beat Team USA during the tournament.^[4]

He also led Argentina to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.^[5] In the process, Argentina once again beat Team USA, that time in the tournament's semifinals.^[6]

In January 2010, he became the head coach of the senior men's Brazilian national team until 2016.^[7] He was granted the Platinum Konex Award 2010 as the best head coach from the last decade in Argentina. In 2018, he became the head coach of the senior men's Uruguay national team.

Awards and accomplishments

Coaching career

Pro clubs

• 4× Argentine League Champion: (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
• 2× South American Club Champion: (1993, 1994)
• Argentine 2nd Division Champion: (1995)
• Pan American Club Championship Champion: (1996)
• 2× South American League Champion: (1997, 1998)
• Argentine League Coach of the Year: (2000)

National teams

• 2001 FIBA AmeriCup:  Gold
• 2002 FIBA World Cup:  Silver
• 2003 FIBA AmeriCup:  Silver
• 2004 Summer Olympics:  Gold
• 2011 FIBA AmeriCup:  Silver