Roberto Íñiguez

Roberto Íñiguez
Spar CityLift Girona
Position Head coach
Personal information
Born 5 September 1967
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Career information
Pro career 1986–1996
Career history
As player:
1986–1987 Baskonia
1987–1990 Valencia
1990–1992 Gran Canaria
1992–1993 Murcia
1993–1994 Tizona Burgos
1994–1995 L'Horta
1995–1996 Gandía
As coach:
2011–2012 Ros Casares Valencia
2012–2014 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2015– Uni Girona
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Íñiguez and the second or maternal family name is Heredia.

Roberto Íñiguez de Heredia, (born 5 September 1967 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain) is a former Spanish basketball player and the current manager of Spar CityLift Girona. Iñiguez spent most of his career with Valencia BC.

He played for Saski Baskonia, Valencia BC, CB Murcia, CB Gran Canaria, Valencia Godella and Gandía BA as a player for 12 years in his career.[1]

He started like coach on Valencia BC. With them he worked in different teams during 8 years; Junior, U20, 2nd team and worked with young players of the first team to get better. He coached the Valencia BC Junior Team as head coach for 2003/04 season and Valencia BC Under 20 Team between 2004 and 2006. from 2006 to 2010 he worked lıke coach of second team ın Valencıa. Then he signed with Ros Casares Valencia.[2] He won EuroLeague Women and Spanish League with a historic record in Spain: They won this competition without losing any games in either the regular season or the playoffs.[3]

In 2012, Íñiguez signs with Fenerbahçe, where he coaches during two seasons[4][5][6] in Turkey.

On February 2015, he comes back to Spain and signs with Catalan squad Uni Girona.[7] With Uni Girona he won for second time the Swpanish League without loosing any game, so he is still undefeated in this competition with an incredible 42/0 record.

Honors

Spain Ros Casares Valencia (2011-12)

Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2012-14)

Uni Girona (ESP)(2014-15) · Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

References

  1. Roberto Iñiguez sustituye a Natalia Hejková en el banquillo del Ros Casares
  2. El Ciudad Ros Casares presenta a su nuevo entrenador Roberto Iñiguez
  3. Roberto Iñiguez: “Este equipo ha hecho historia”
  4. Iniguez to set for Fenerbahce
  5. Inigues signed with Fenerbahce
  6. New patron is Iniguez
  7. ROBERTO ÍÑIGUEZ FIRMA AMB L'SPAR CITYLIFT GIRONA; Uni Girona, 26 February 2015 (Catalan)

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