Juan Antonio Orenga
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Juan Antonio Orenga in 2014
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | July 29, 1966 Castelló de la Plana, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1983–2002 |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1984 | Real Madrid |
| 1984–1985 | Collado Villalba |
| 1985–1988 | Cajamadrid |
| 1988–1996 | CB Estudiantes |
| 1996–1998 | Real Madrid |
| 1998–2000 | Unicaja |
| 2000–2002 | Cáceres CB |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2006 | CB Estudiantes |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U19 |
| 2010–2012 | Spain U20 |
| 2012 | Spain U18 |
| 2012–2014 | Spain |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As player: Spanish Cup MVP (1991) |
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Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada (born July 29, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Spanish national basketball team during 2014 FIBA World Cup.
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Playing career
Club career
Orenga won the Spanish League championship in 1984. He was named the MVP of the Spanish Cup in 1991, and won the Spanish Cup title in 1992. He also won the Saporta Cup championship in 1984 and 1997.
Spanish national team
As a player, Orenga played 128 times for the Spanish national basketball team. He played at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
In November 2012, after the resigning of Sergio Scariolo, Orenga was named new head coach of the Spain national basketball team.[1] Although he resigned after losing at quarterfinals in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, held in Spain.[2]
Awards and accomplishments
As player
With Estudiantes
- Spanish Cup MVP:
- 1991
- Spanish Cup:
- 1992
With Real Madrid
- Spanish League:
- Saporta Cup
- 1984, 1997
With Spain national Basketball team
- EuroBasket
Bronze 1991
- U-16 European Championship
- Bronze 1983
As coach
- EuroBasket:
- Bronze 2013
- U-20 European Championship:
Gold
SilverReferences
- ↑ Orenga replaces Scariolo as Spain coach; 29 November 2013
- ↑ [1]; 17 September 2014
External links
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Resign announcement (Spanish)
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- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- CB Estudiantes players
- Baloncesto Málaga players
- Centers (basketball)
- Liga ACB players
- People from Castellón de la Plana
- Olympic basketball players of Spain
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Spanish basketball coaches
- Spanish basketball players
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