Sergio Hernández (basketball)
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Argentina
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basketball
Basketball
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coach. He is the head coach of Peñarol de Mar del Plata in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (Argentine first division).
Hernández coached the Argentina national basketball team
Argentina national basketball team
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from 2005 to 2010. He succeeded Rubén Magnano
Rubén Magnano
Ruben Magnano is an Argentine basketball coach. He previously served as coach of the Argentina national basketball team, guiding them to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he became coach of the Brazil national basketball team.-Notes:...
in the position, and was the team's head coach at the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball
FIBA Diamond Ball
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(where the team won the gold medal), the 2008 Summer Olympics (where the team won a bronze medal), and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
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(5th place). After his contract expired in 2010, Hernández did not accept the 4–6 years renewal offered by the Argentine Basketball Federation
Argentine Basketball Federation
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, therefore ending his period as the national team coach.