Pedro Calles (born 24 August 1983) is a Spanish professional

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coach, currently managing

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of the German

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(BBL) and the

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. Born in

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, he has coached in both Spain and Germany since 2010.

Career

After growing up in

, Calles graduated in Sports Science in

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. In 2012, Calles moved to Germany to work for

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, first as athletic trainer and a year later as assistant coach. In 2015, he moved to

Rasta Vechta Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23. Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its ...

. After the team promoted from the

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in 2017–18, Calles was named head coach of the team. In the 2018–19 season, Calles had the most successful season ever in the history of Vechta. The team reached the semifinals of the playoffs, eliminating

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in the quarterfinals. Calles was named the

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. In the 2019–20 season, Calles made his European coaching debut in the

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campaign with Rasta. On 26 June 2020, Calles signed a two-year contract as head coach of

Hamburg Towers Hamburg Towers, for sponsorship reasons named Veolia Towers Hamburg, is a professional basketball team, based in Hamburg, Germany. After promotion from the ProA in 2019, the Towers are currently playing in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier ...

. He guided the Hamburg team to two consecutive quarterfinal appearances in the German Bundesliga. In May 2022, he signed a three-year deal with fellow Bundesliga side

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. He was dismissed by the Oldenburg team on 4 November, 2024. In March 2025, Calles was named Head Coach of

after the team dismissed Israel Gonzalez

References

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