Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | |
|---|---|
| Position | assistant coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 14, 1966 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1983–2002 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1986 | Zaragoza |
| 1986–1987 | Gran Canaria |
| 1987–1991 | Zaragoza |
| 1991–1993 | Unicaja |
| 1993–1994 | Valencia |
| 1994–1995 | Peñas Huesca |
| 1995–1997 | Gran Canaria |
| 1997–2001 | Cantabria Lobos |
| 2001–2002 | Breogán |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2014 | CAI Zaragoza (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | CAI Zaragoza |
| 2016–present | Panama |
| 2016–2023 | Liaoning Flying Leopards (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
Joaquín Ruiz Lorente (born April 14, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current manager of the Liaoning Flying Leopards.
Player career
[edit]The career of Ruiz Lorente began with CB Zaragoza, with players like José Luis Llorente or Pepe Arcega. In 1991, he left the team of his born city for playing with other Liga ACB teams. He totally spent 18 seasons in the league, playing 453 games.[1]
Honors
[edit]- Copa del Rey: (2)
Coaching career
[edit]Ruiz Lorente started his career as assistant coach of José Luis Abós at CAI Zaragoza during four seasons, becoming the head coach in August 2014, when Abós resigned due an illness. He was sacked in November 2015 after an awful start of the 2015–16 season.[2]
On 31 March 2016, Ruiz Lorente was appointed as head coach of the Panama men's national basketball team.[3]
Six months later, Ruiz Lorente agreed terms with Chinese league team Liaoning Flying Leopards, but despite this contract, he will continue being the Panamese national team coach.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "JOAQUÍN RUIZ LORENTE: Base-entrenador de ADN maño" (in Spanish). Endesa Basket Lover. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "CAI Zaragoza dismisses coach Ruiz". Eurocup Basketball. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo seleccionador de Panamá" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "De Panamá a China: Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo entrenador del Liaoning" (in Spanish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- ACB profile as player
- ACB profile as manager Archived 2015-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Eurocup Basketball profile
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