Pablo Laso Biurrun (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven seasons from 2011 to 2022, guiding them to two EuroLeague championships and six Liga ACB titles. Laso is also a former professional basketball player, he played as point guard in Italy and Spain.

Pablo Laso

Laso coaching Real Madrid in 2017.
Personal information
Born	(1967-10-13) October 13, 1967 (age 54) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
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
Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1997) Spanish Cup winner (1995) Spanish Cup MVP (1995) Spanish League career stats leaders Spanish League all-time leader in assists Spanish League all-time leader in steals As head coach: FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2015) 2× EuroLeague champion (2015, 2018) 2× EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2015, 2018) 6× Spanish League champion (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022) 6× Spanish Cup winner (2012, 2014–2017, 2020) 6× Spanish Supercup winner (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020) 5× Spanish League Coach of the Year (2013–2015, 2018, 2021) 4× AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)

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.

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.[6]

Head coaching record

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

Honours

As player

• Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): (1)
  • 1995
• FIBA Saporta Cup: (1)
  • 1997

As head coach

• Liga ACB (Spanish League): (6)
  • 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
• Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): (6)
  • 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
• Supercopa de España de Baloncesto (Spanish Supercup): (6)
  • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
• EuroLeague: (2)
  • 2015, 2018
• FIBA Intercontinental Cup: (1)
  • 2015

See also

• List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches

References

External links

• Pablo Laso at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Pablo Laso at euroleague.net
• Pablo Laso Biurrun at FIBA
• Pablo Laso on Twitter

На других языках

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