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Sergio Santos Hernández (born November 1, 1963) is an Argentine professional basketball coach for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

Sergio Hernández

Sergio Hernández in 2007.
Leones de Ponce
Position	Head coach
League	BSN
Personal information
Born	(1963-11-01) November 1, 1963 (age 58) Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Coaching career	1992–present
Career history
As coach:
1992–1995	Sport Club Cañadense
1995–1997	Deportivo Roca
1997–1998	Club de Regatas San Nicolás
1998–2002	Estudiantes de Olavarría
2002–2003	Alerta Cantabria Lobos
2003–2005	Boca Juniors
2007–2013	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2013–2014	UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília
2014–2015	Piratas de Quebradillas
2015–2016	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2020–2021	Casademont Zaragoza
2022–present	Leones de Ponce
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2× FIBA Americas League champion (2008, 2010) FIBA South American League champion (2001) South American Club Championship champion (2004) Top 4 Tournament winner (2004) 6× Argentine League champion (2000, 2001, 2004, 2010–2012) 3× Argentine Cup winner (2003, 2004, 2010) 4× Argentine League Coach of the Year (1993, 2001, 2002, 2010)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team FIBA Diamond Ball 2008 Nankin FIBA AmeriCup 2005 Dominican Republic 2007 USA 2015 Mexico 2017 Argentina 2009 Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2019 Lima FIBA South American Championship 2008 Chile 2006 Venezuela FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 China

Head coaching career

Pro clubs

As a head coach, Hernández has won numerous titles over his career. They include: 6 Argentine League championships (2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012), the South American League championship (2001), 3 Argentine Cups (2003, 2004, 2010), the Top 4 Tournament (2004), the South American Club Championship (2004), and 2 FIBA Americas League championships (2008, 2010).

On November 3, 2020, he has signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.[1]

Argentina national team

Hernández was the head coach the senior men's Argentina national basketball team from 2005 to 2010. He succeeded Rubén Magnano in the position, and was the team's head coach at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball (where the team won the gold medal), the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] (where the team won a bronze medal),[3] and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship (where Argentina finished in 5th place).

After his contract to coach the Argentina national team expired in 2010, Hernández did not accept the 4–6 years renewal offered by the Argentine Basketball Federation, therefore ending his tenure as the national team's head coach.[4] He did, however, return to the team as an assistant coach for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

He then returned as the head coach of Argentina for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he led Argentina to a silver medal. He was also the head coach of Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In 2019, he coached the Argentina´s team that won the 2019 Pan American gold medal in Lima.

In 2019, Hernandez coached the men's Argentina national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he led Argentina to a silver medal; securing them a spot in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

References

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