Pepu Hernández facts for kids
Hernández, in 2007
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| Born | 11 February 1958 Madrid, Spain |
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| Coaching career | 1994–2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
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José Vicente "Pepu" Hernández Fernández (born on February 11, 1958) is a famous Spanish former basketball coach. He is known for leading basketball teams to big wins.
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Pepu Hernández: A Winning Basketball Coach
Pepu Hernández has had a very successful career as a basketball coach. He has coached both club teams and the Spanish national team.
Coaching Club Teams
Pepu Hernández spent many years coaching the Estudiantes basketball club. He helped them achieve great things.
- In 2000, his team won the Spanish Cup, which is a major tournament in Spain.
- In 2004, he was named the AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year. This award recognized him as the best coach in Spain that year.
- His team also finished second in the Spanish League in 2004 and was a runner-up in the FIBA Korać Cup in 1999.
Leading the Spanish National Team
From 2006 to 2008, Pepu Hernández was the head coach for the senior Spain men's national basketball team. This was a very important role.
- In 2006, he led the team to win the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. This is a huge achievement, making Spain the world champions in basketball!
- In 2007, his team won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2007, which is the European basketball championship.
Pepu's Step into Politics
After his successful basketball coaching career, Pepu Hernández decided to try something different: politics.
- In 2019, he ran to become the mayor of Madrid, which is the leader of the city government.
- He won his party's primary election, meaning he was chosen to represent his party in the main election.
- In the election for mayor, he finished in fourth place.
Pepu Hernández is not the only former Spanish national basketball team coach to enter politics. Another coach, Javier Imbroda, also became involved in politics.
See also
In Spanish: Pepu Hernández para niños
- FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches
