 Laso coaching Real Madrid in 2017. | |
| Bayern Munich | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 13, 1967 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1984–2003 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1984–1995 | Baskonia |
| 1995–1997 | Real Madrid |
| 1998–1999 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
| 1999 | Baloncesto Málaga |
| 1999–2002 | Girona |
| 2002 | Lleida Bàsquet |
| 2003 | Valladolid |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2004 | AB Castelló |
| 2004–2005 | Pamesa Valencia |
| 2006–2007 | Cantabria Baloncesto |
| 2007–2011 | Gipuzkoa |
| 2011–2022 | Real Madrid |
| 2023–present | Bayern Munich |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
Spanish League career stats leaders As head coach:
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Pablo Laso Biurrun (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is currently in charge of Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven seasons from 2011 to 2022, guiding them to two EuroLeague championships and six ACB titles. As a player, he was a prominent point guard in Spain and Italy.
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Professional playing career
Club career
Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (9th most) in the Liga ACB (the top-tier level Spanish League).[1][2] He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896)[3] and most career steals (1,219).[4]
He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and won the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season.
National team career
Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995.[5]
Professional coaching career
In 2008, Laso led Bruesa GBC, to achieve a league promotion to the Spanish top-tier level Liga ACB
Laso led Real Madrid to win the EuroLeague championships of the 2014–15 season, and the 2017–18 season. He also led Real Madrid to win 6 Spanish League championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022), 5 Spanish Cups (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020), and 6 Spanish Supercups (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020).
Laso also led Real Madrid to win the championship of the 2015 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
During the 2014 ACB Playoffs Real Madrid played a rematch of the 2014 Euroleague Final Four semifinal against FC Barcelona Bàsquet. Laso suffered an Achilles tendon rupture after Madrid's loss in the first game of the series. The coach chose to coach Game 2 on crutches, which resulted in a Madrid victory.[6] Laso opted for surgery and returned to Real's sideline in a wheelchair in game 4. The coach would be ejected from the game by referees early in the second half and was wheeled from the arena escorted by security.[7] [8] Barcelona would go on to win the ACB championship 3-1.
In July 2022, Madrid parted ways with Laso due to medical reasons. He had suffered a heart attack during the 2022 ACB Playoffs that forced him to stay in the hospital for two days. Real had consulted doctors and cardiologists who said it would be a risk for Laso's health if he continued his job as head coach.[9]
Head coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 2011–12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 21 | 8 | .724 | Lost in the final game | |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 25 | 6 | .806 | Lost in the final game | |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | Won Euroleague Championship | |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | Eliminated in quarterfinals | |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | Lost in 3rd place game | |
| 2017–18 | 36 | 24 | 12 | .667 | Won EuroLeague Championship | |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 26 | 9 | .743 | Won in 3rd place game | |
| 2020–21 | 39 | 22 | 17 | .564 | Eliminated in quarterfinals | |
| 2021–22 | 31 | 21 | 10 | .677 | Lost in the final game | |
| Career | 310 | 213 | 97 | .687 | ||
Honours
As player
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): (1)
- FIBA Saporta Cup: (1)
As head coach
- Liga ACB (Spanish League): (6)
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): (6)
- Supercopa de España de Baloncesto (Spanish Supercup): (6)
- EuroLeague: (2)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup: (1)
See also
References
- ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
- ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
- ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
- ^ Pablo LASO BIURRUN (ESP) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
- ^ BasketNews. "Coach Laso REACTS To Viral Young Luka Moments". YouTube. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Eurohoops. "Barcelona with a vengeance". Eurohoops.net. Eurohoops.net. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "La expulsión de Pablo Laso. Todas las imágenes que no viste por la tele". YouTube. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Real Madrid parts ways with Pablo Laso in heart attack aftermath". Eurohoops. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
- Pablo Laso at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Pablo Laso at euroleague.net
- Pablo Laso Biurrun at FIBA
- Pablo Laso on Twitter
This page was last edited on 24 March 2024, at 17:16