Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
| Panama | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 14, 1966 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| 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 |
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Joaquín Ruiz Lorente (born April 14, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current manager of the Panama national basketball team.
Player career
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
- Copa del Rey: (2)
Coaching career
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 on 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 national basketball team.[3]
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