Joaquín Ruiz Lorente

Joaquín Ruiz Lorente (born April 14, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current manager of the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
Liaoning Flying Leopards
Positionassistant coach
Personal information
Born (1966-04-14) April 14, 1966
Zaragoza, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career1983–2002
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
1983–1986Zaragoza
1986–1987Gran Canaria
1987–1991Zaragoza
1991–1993Unicaja
1993–1994Valencia
1994–1995Peñas Huesca
1995–1997Gran Canaria
1997–2001Cantabria Lobos
2001–2002Breogán
As coach:
2010–2014CAI Zaragoza (assistant)
2014–2015CAI Zaragoza
2016–presentPanama
2016–presentLiaoning Flying Leopards (assistant)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Lorente.

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

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 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
  1. "JOAQUÍN RUIZ LORENTE: Base-entrenador de ADN maño" (in Spanish). Endesa Basket Lover. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "CAI Zaragoza dismisses coach Ruiz". Eurocup Basketball. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo seleccionador de Panamá" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. "De Panamá a China: Joaquín Ruiz Lorente, nuevo entrenador del Liaoning" (in Spanish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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