Xavier "Xavi" Pascual i Vives, commonly known as Xavi Pascual, (born 9 September 1972) is a Spanish professional

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who is the head coach for

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of the

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and EuroLeague. On 9 May 2010 he became the youngest

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to win the EuroLeague championship (only counting the

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era, since the year 2000), and soon after, he also won the

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Coaching career

Early years

The first team Pascual coached was Gavà (1990–91). Other teams that he coached early in his career were: Cornellà, Santfeliuenc, Olesa, and Aracena.

FC Barcelona

In the 2004–05 season, Pascual moved to

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, where he became the head coach of

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, the club's

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( Spanish 4th Division)

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. In the following, 2005–06 season, he became the assistant head coach of the Spanish 1st Division team of FC Barcelona. After the team and then head coach

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parted ways in 2008, Pascual became the club's head coach. On 21 September 2012, Pascual extended his contract with Barcelona, until the end of 2014–15 season. On 3 February 2015, he extended his contract with Barcelona, until the end of the 2016–17 season. After the 2015–16 season, in which Barcelona failed to win the

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, and was eliminated in the EuroLeague's quarterfinal playoffs, Pascual was fired.

Panathinaikos

On 22 October 2016, Pascual signed a three-year contract to be the head coach of the

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team

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. In domestic competition, Pascual led the Greens to back-to-back Greek League titles, in 2017 and 2018, and was named the league's best coach for both seasons. On 20 December 2018

dismissed Pascual after he had spent two seasons with the club, bringing the Greens to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs in both, but failing to bring them back to the Final Four.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Honours

CB Aracena

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(Spanish 3rd Division) (1): 2002–03 * Lliga Catalana LEB (Catalan 2nd Division) (1): 2003–04

FC Barcelona

* Liga ACB (Spanish League) (4): 2008–09,

, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

(3): 2009–10,

* EuroLeague (1): 2009–10 *

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(4):

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, 2011,

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Lliga Catalana The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

(Catalan League) (7): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Panathinaikos

* Greek League (2): 2016–17, 2017-18 *

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(1): 2016–17

Individual

* 4× Spanish League Coach of the Year: 2009–10,

, 2011–12, 2015–16 * 3× AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011 *

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: 2009–10 * 2× Greek League Best Coach: 2016–17, 2017-18

References

External links

Xavi Pascual
at acb.com
Xavi Pascual
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascual, Xavi 1972 births Living people BC Zenit Saint Petersburg coaches Catalan basketball coaches EuroLeague-winning coaches FC Barcelona Bàsquet coaches Liga ACB head coaches Panathinaikos B.C. coaches Sportspeople from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spanish basketball coaches

Coaching career

Early years

FC Barcelona

Panathinaikos

Coaching record

EuroLeague

Honours

CB Aracena

FC Barcelona

Panathinaikos

Individual

See also

References

External links