Pablo Laso
Pablo Laso | ||
Player information | ||
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Full name | Pablo Laso Biurrun | |
birthday | October 13, 1967 | |
place of birth | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
size | 178 cm | |
position | Point guard | |
Clubs as active | ||
1984–1995 Saski Baskonia 1995–1997 Real Madrid 1998 Cáceres CB 1998–1999 Lineltex Trieste 1999 Unicaja Málaga 1999–2002 Casademont Girona 2002 Caprabo Lleida 2003 Forum Valladolid |
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National team | ||
1987-1995 | Spain | 61 |
Clubs as coaches | ||
2003–2004 Cerámicas Leoni Castellón 2004–2005 Pamesa Valencia 2005–2007 Alerta Cantabria 2007–2011 Lagun Aro GBC Since 2011 Real Madrid |
Pablo Laso Biurrún (born October 13, 1967 in Vitoria-Gasteiz ) is a Spanish basketball coach and former player.
career
player
Pablo Laso, son of the former Spanish national player and basketball coach José Laso , began his career at the club in his hometown of Saski Baskonia . Here he spent most of his career, playing in the first team for eleven years and celebrating his greatest success at the Spanish Cup in 1994/95, where he won the title with his club with an 88:80 in the final against Amway Zaragoza and became MVP of the tournament was appointed. He then moved to the Spanish top club Real Madrid , where he and his team won the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1996/97 season . He started the 1998/99 season in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for Lineltex Trieste , but moved back to Spain, to Unicaja Málaga , before the end of the season . After three more seasons at Casademont Girona, he let his career end in the 2002/03 season at Caprabo Lleida and Forum Valladolid.
During his 19-year career, he set all-time records for assists (2896 total; 4.64 per game) and steals (1219 total; 1.95 per game) in 624 games in the Spanish league .
National team
Pablo Laso took part as a junior with Spain at the U-18 European Championship 1986 in Gmunden , where his team finished fifth. He celebrated his first game for the senior national team on September 13, 1987 in the course of the Mediterranean Games . He was part of the final squad for the 1989 European Championships , the 1994 World Cup and the 1995 European Championship .
Trainer
Pablo Laso began his career in the 2003/04 season as a coach with Cerámicas Leoni Castellón in the LEB2, the third division in Spain. After a year in the ACB League at Pamesa Valencia , he took over the second division Alerta Cantabria . In the summer of 2007 he signed Lagun Aro GBC and immediately made it to the ACB league. After three seasons with the club from Donostia-San Sebastián in the Spanish first division, Real Madrid announced the signing of Pablo Laso as head coach. With the capital city, where he was active as a player from 1995 to 1997, he signed a contract that ran until 2013. Already in his first season Laso was able to conquer the cup with his team . At the beginning of the 2012/13 season he won the Spanish Supercup , he also reached the final of the Euroleague with Real Madrid and ended the year with a victory in the championship .
Achievements and honors
player
- European Cup Winners' Cup : 1996/97
- Spanish Cup : 1994/95
- MVP of the Spanish Cup 1994/95
- Most assists in the history of the ACB League : 2,896 (4.64 per game)
- Most steals in the history of the ACB League : 1,219 (1.95 per game)
Trainer
- EuroLeague (2): 2014/15 , 2017/18
- EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2): 2014/15, 2017/18
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup : 2015
- Spanish Championship (4): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18
- Spanish Cup (5): 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17
- Spanish Supercup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
- Best coach in the ACB league (4): 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2017/18
Web links
- Profile on acb.com (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Announcement: Pablo Laso to coach Real Madrid's basketball team. (No longer available online.) In: realmadrid.com. June 21, 2011, archived from the original on June 25, 2011 ; accessed on June 21, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Laso, Pablo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laso Biurrún, Pablo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish basketball player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain |