Luis Casimiro Palomo Cárdenas, more known as simply Luis Casimiro, is a Spanish professional

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, who is currently a

for Río Breogán of the

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Early years

Born in Villamayor de Calatrava,

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, Casimiro had a very short career as a basketball player.

Coaching career

Casimiro started coaching CB Puertollano, and other Castilian-Manchegan teams, before joining

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in 1993, as an assistant coach of Ricardo Hevia in the

. In 1993, Casimiro managed

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, of the Spanish second-tier level, in his first professional experience as a

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. Five years later, Casimiro managed TDK Manresa to win the 1997–98 Liga ACB, which is considered to be one of the biggest miracles in the history of Spanish professional club basketball. After leaving Manresa, Casimiro continued coaching in Spain, in different teams of the

and

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. In 2002, Casimiro ended up as a runner-up of the

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, with Pamesa Valencia. The team was defeated by

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in the league's final game. Three years later, he managed

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to achieve a league

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to the Liga ACB, by winning the 2004–05 LEB. With this title, Casimiro became the first coach to ever win the

and the LEB. On 25 September 2016, Casimiro led

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to win the 2016 Spanish Supercup title, its first ever national title. In the 2017–18 season, Casimiro reached the ACB semi-finals with Gran Canaria. With this achievement, the team also qualified for the next EuroLeague season, the club's first participation ever. On 13 June 2018, Gran Canaria announced the club and Casimiro separated ways. On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Promitheas Patras of the

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. On November 22, 2021, he has signed a two-year contract with Coosur Real Betis of the

. At the end of the 2022–2023 season, as

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was relegated to

after ending the season in 17th position, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed. On December 4, 2024, he was announced as the new head coach of Río Breogán, also an ACB team, after previous coach

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was fired.

Honours

;Bàsquet Manresa *

(1): 1997–98 *

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(2): 1997, 1998 ;CB Gran Canaria *

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(1):

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;Valencia BC *

runner-up: 2001–02 ;Baloncesto Fuenlabrada * LEB (1): 2004–05 *

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(1): 2005 ;Individual * AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year: 1998

References

External links

Luis Casimiro
at acb.com
Luis Casimiro
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Casimiro Living people 1960 births Baloncesto Fuenlabrada coaches Baloncesto Málaga coaches CB Estudiantes coaches CB Gran Canaria coaches Gijón Baloncesto coaches Liga ACB head coaches Real Betis Baloncesto coaches Sportspeople from the Province of Ciudad Real Spanish basketball coaches Valencia Basket coaches