Moncho Fernández

Moncho Fernández
Moncho Fernández and Víctor Pérez coaching Obradoiro CAB
Free agent
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1969-09-19) September 19, 1969 (age 54)
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2000–2002Gijón Baloncesto (assistant)
2002–2004Gijón Baloncesto
2004–2006Breogán (assistant)
2006–2009Villa de Los Barrios
2009–2010Murcia
2010–2024Obradoiro CAB
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 1× Copa Príncipe champion (2011)
  • 10× Copa Galicia (2010–2017, 2019, 2023)
  • 1× Promotion to Liga ACB (2011)
  • Most number of consecutive seasons in the same Liga ACB team (13 consecutive seasons with Obradoiro CAB)

Ramón Fernández Vidal (born 19 September 1969), known as Moncho Fernández, is a Spanish basketball head coach. He is nicknamed as The Alchemist.[1] He holds the record for the most number of consecutive seasons in the same ACB team, having coached Obradoiro CAB for 13 seasons in Liga ACB. Moncho was the head coach of Obradoiro CAB from 2010 to 2024. He is widely regarded as the best Galician basketball head coach of all time.

Coaching career

Moncho started his coaching career with Moncho López as the assistant coach of Gijón Baloncesto in 2000. After the relegation of the club from Liga ACB in the 2001–02, he took the lead of the club during the next two seasons.

In 2005, Moncho came back to Liga ACB, again as assistant of Moncho López, this time to Leche Río Breogán. He left the club after a new relegation, for joining CB Villa de Los Barrios, of the LEB Oro league, as head coach.[2] He qualified the Andalusians to a LEB Oro Final Four in 2009. Just after being defeated in the semifinals, the club would be dissolved and consequently, Moncho left it.

In 2009, Moncho debuted in ACB with CB Murcia, but he would leave the club in December 2009, after earning only two wins in eleven games.[3]

After one year without managing any team, on 2 July 2010, Moncho signed with his home city team Obradoiro CAB.[4] In his first season, he promoted the Galician team to the Liga ACB after winning the 2011 LEB Oro Playoffs.

He qualified Obradoiro for the 2013 ACB Playoffs, but was eliminated in the first round by Real Madrid.

In 2016, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto.

In 2018, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto.

In 2023, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Basketball Champions League.

Moncho left Obradoiro CAB on 16 May 2024.

Head coaching record

Legend
G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %

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.

Obradoiro CAB

Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Obradoiro CAB 2010–11 34 28 6 .824 2nd in LEB Oro
2011–12 34 13 21 .382 13th in Liga Endesa
2012–13 34 18 16 .529 8th in Liga Endesa
2013–14 34 13 21 .382 12th in Liga Endesa
2014–15 34 15 19 .441 12th in Liga Endesa
2015–16 34 10 24 .294 15th in Liga Endesa
2016–17 32 11 21 .344 13th in Liga Endesa
2017–18 34 14 20 .412 12th in Liga Endesa
2018–19 34 11 23 .324 15th in Liga Endesa
2019–20 23 9 14 .391 14th in Liga Endesa
2020–21 36 12 24 .333 14th in Liga Endesa
2021–22 34 12 22 .353 15th in Liga Endesa
2022–23 34 14 20 .412 11th in Liga Endesa
2023–24 34 11 23 .324 15th in Liga Endesa
Career 467 191 276 .409

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moncho Fernández, el alquimista que pudo trabajar con oro" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Moncho Fernández dirigirá a Los Barrios" (in Spanish). Solobasket. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Moncho Fernández, destituido como técnico del Murcia" (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Moncho Fernández dirigirá al Obradoiro" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

  • Profile at ACB.com