Xavier Pascual
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Xavier Pascual i Vives is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Spain
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach. He has been the head coach of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
since February 14, 2008. On May 9, 2010, he became the youngest coach who managed to win the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
and, soon after, the Euroleague Coach of the Year award
Euroleague Coach of the Year Award
The Euroleague Coach of the Year is the annual award introduced in the 2004-05 season. The winner receives the Alexander Gomelsky Trophy, named after the great Russian head coach who among other achievements led ASK Riga to three consecutive Euroleague titles between 1958 and 1960, before adding...
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Coaching career
The first team Pascual coached was CB Gavà (1990–91). Other teams he has coached are CB CornellàCB Cornellà
Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional Basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league Liga EBA.Since the 90s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona...
, CB Santfeliuenc, CB Olesa, and CB Aracena. In the 2004-05 season, Pascual moved to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
, where became the coach of the club's EBA Division farm team.
He then became the assistant head coach of the first division team in the 2005-06 season.
FC Barcelona
- 2 Liga ACB (2008–092008–09 ACB seasonThe 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...
, 2010–112010–11 ACB season-Head coaches:1Coach Manuel Hussein was sacked after the day 6. Chechu Mulero was the coach in the game 7.2Óscar Quintana was sacked after the day 8.3Aíto Gª Reneses and Trifón Poch, sacked after the day 17.4He took the team after Ettore Messina renouncing....
) - 2 Spanish CupCopa del Rey de BaloncestoThe Copa del Rey de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. It was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto and was first played in 1933. It was the first nationwide...
(2009–10, 2010–11Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2010–11The Copa del Rey 2010-11 was the 75th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was played in Madrid, in the Palacio de los Deportes on February 10–13.-Brackett:...
) - 1 EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
(2009–102009–10 EuroleagueThe Euroleague 2009–10 season was the tenth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella...
) - 3 Spanish SupercupSupercopa de España de BaloncestoThe Supercopa de España de Baloncesto is an annual preseason Spanish basketball competition. The teams that take part in this competition are:* The ACB league winner of the previous season....
(2009Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2009The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2009/2010 was held in 2–3 October 2009.-Qualified teams:-Semifinals:----- Final:-External links:**- See also:*Supercopa de España de Baloncesto*ACB...
, 2010Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2010The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2010 was the 7th edition of the Spanish basketball Supercup. It was played in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 24 and 25 September. Regal FC Barcelona won their third title, second in a row.-Qualified teams:-Semifinals:----...
, 2011Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2011The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2011 was the 8th edition of this tournament. It's also called Supercopa Endesa by sponsorship reasons....
) - 3 Lliga Catalana (2009, 2010, 2011)
Individual
- Best coach of the Liga ACB (2008–092008–09 ACB seasonThe 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...
, 2009–102009–10 ACB seasonThe 2009–10 ACB season was the 27th season of the Liga ACB. The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Sunday, May 16, 2010.-Team Standings:...
, 2010–112010–11 ACB season-Head coaches:1Coach Manuel Hussein was sacked after the day 6. Chechu Mulero was the coach in the game 7.2Óscar Quintana was sacked after the day 8.3Aíto Gª Reneses and Trifón Poch, sacked after the day 17.4He took the team after Ettore Messina renouncing....
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