Walter De Raffaele

Walter De Raffaele (born October 31, 1968) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach for Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.^[1] De Raffaele has coached multiple teams in Italy since 2000.

Walter De Raffaele

Derthona Basket
Position	Head coach
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	October 31, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-10-31) Livorno, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Career information
Playing career	1987–1997
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2000–present
Career history
As a player:
1987–1989	Libertas Livorno
1992–1993	Pallacanestro Marsala
1993–1994	Aurora Desio
1994–1996	Olimpia Pistoia
1996–1997	Petrarca
As a coach:
2000–2004	Livorno (assistant)
2004–2005	Livorno
2005	Viola Reggio Calabria
2006–2008	Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo
2008–2010	Pavia
2010–2011	Scaligera Verona
2011–2016	Reyer Venezia Mestre (assistant)
2016–2023	Reyer Venezia
2023–present	Derthona Basket
Career highlights
As Head Coach: 2× Italian League champion (2017, 2019) Italian Cup champion (2020) FIBA Europe Cup champion (2018)

Coaching career

In June 2016, De Raffaele signed a contract as head coach of Umana Reyer Venezia.^[2] On May 2, 2018, De Raffaele won the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.^[3]