Josep Clarós Explained

Josep Clarós
Team:Angola men's national basketball team
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:28 January 1969[1]
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain[2]
Nationality:Spanish
College:University of Barcelona[3]
Cyears1:1993–1994
Cteam1:NE Missouri State (assistant coach)
Cyears2:1995–1997
Cteam2:American University (PR)
Cyears3:1995
Cteam3:El Salvador
Cyears4:1997
Cteam4:Correcaminos UAT Reynosa
Cyears5:1998
Cteam5:Trotamundos de Carabobo
Cyears6:1999
Cteam6:Correcaminos Reynosa
Cyears7:1999–2000
Cteam7:Fort Wayne Fury (assistant coach)
Cyears8:2000–2002
Cteam8:Ulla Oil Rosalía
Cyears9:2002–2005
Cteam9:Tarragona
Cyears10:2004–2006
Cteam10:CAB Madeira
Cyears11:2007–2008
Cteam11:Donar
Cyears12:2008–2009
Cteam12:Joventut Badalona (assistant)
Cyears13:2009–2010
Cteam13:Joventut Badalona
Cyears14:2010–2011
Cteam14:Joventut Badalona (assistant)
Cyears15:2011–2012
Cteam15:Halifax Rainmen
Cyears16:2010–2013
Cteam16:Mexico
Cyears17:2012–2013
Cteam17:Pioneros de Cancún
Cyears18:2014–2015
Cteam18:Halifax Rainmen
Cyears19:2015–2016
Cteam19:Al-Muharraq SC
Cyears20:2016
Cteam20:Rizing Fukuoka
Cyears21:2016–2017
Cteam21:Manama Club
Cyears22:2017–2019
Cteam22:Akita Northern Happinets
Cyears23:2019
Cteam23:Bahrain
Cyears24:2020–2021
Cteam24:Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Cyears25:2021–present
Highlights:

Josep "Pep" Clarós Canals (born January 28, 1969) is a Spanish professional basketball coach with experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.[4]

He has been in 15 Finals so far with different teams in different countries as a Head coach.[5] He has NCAA, CBA, ACB, Eurocup, Uleb, Euroleague, Liga de las Americas, Olympic Games Tournament, Afrobasket and World Cup Qualifiers. He has been Head Coach with 5 National Teams. He is the first coach (in any sport) in history who has won a championship or medal in four different continents as a head coach.

International career

En 2012, Clarós won la Liga de las Americas in Formosa, Argentina[6] .On March 27, 2015, Clarós, who was planning to coach the Egypt national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship and potentially the 2016 Summer Olympics,[7] confirmed that he would not. He said, "I wish them all the best for the next AfroBasket and African games with the goal to qualify for the Olympics in Rio 2016."[8] He loves to implement a full court press defence.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

In 2017, Clarós signed with Akita Northern Happinets in Japan.[16]

In 2020, he signed with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.[1] [17]

Head coaching record

B2 record
|-| style="text-align:left;"|Ulla Oil Rosalía| style="text-align:left;"|2000-01| 30||10||20|||| style="text-align:center;"|13th|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|Ulla Oil Rosalía| style="text-align:left;"|2001-02| 30||10||20|||| style="text-align:center;"|13th|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|CB Tarragona| style="text-align:left;"|2002-03| 30||12||18|||| style="text-align:center;"|12th|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|CB Tarragona| style="text-align:left;"|2003-04| 34||15||19|||| style="text-align:center;"|13th|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|CB Tarragona| style="text-align:left;"|2004-05| 34||18||16|||| style="text-align:center;"|7th|||4||1||3||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in 1st Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Hanzevast Capitals| style="text-align:left;"|2007-08| 40||24||16|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th|||3||1||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in 1st Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Halifax Rainmen| style="text-align:left;"|2011-12| 36||23||13|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd|||8||5||3||| style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up|-| style="text-align:left;"|Pioneros de Quintana Roo| style="text-align:left;"|2012-13| 40||28||12|||| style="text-align:center;"|6th|||8||4||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in 2nd Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Halifax Rainmen| style="text-align:left;"|2014-15| 32||20||12|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic|||16||10||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up|-| style="text-align:left;"|Al Muharraq| style="text-align:left;"|2015-16| 5||3||2|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|Rizing Fukuoka| style="text-align:left;"|2016| 12||6||6|||| style="text-align:center;"|8th in Bj Western|||2||0||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in 1st Round|-|- style="background:#FDE910;"| style="text-align:left;"|Al Manama| style="text-align:left;"|2016-17| 16||15||0|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st|||6||5||1||| style="text-align:center;"|Champions|-| style="text-align:left;"|Akita Northern Happinets| style="text-align:left;"|2017-18| 60||style="background:#E0CEF2;|54||style="background:#E0CEF2;|6||style="background:#E0CEF2;| || style="text-align:center;"|1st in B2 Eastern|||5||3||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up in B2|-| style="text-align:left;"|Akita Northern Happinets| style="text-align:left;"|2018-19| 60||17||43|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Eastern|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka| style="text-align:left;"|2019-20| 15||4||11|||| style="text-align:center;"| 6th in B2 Western|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-|-| style="text-align:left;"|Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka| style="text-align:left;"|2020-21| 59||26||33|||| style="text-align:center;"| 5th in B2 Western|||-||-||-||| style="text-align:center;"|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ヘッドコーチ契約締結のお知らせ. ライジングゼファー福岡.
  2. Web site: 【ジョゼップ・クラロス・カナルスHC】契約満了のお知らせ. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
  3. Web site: 秋田に新HCクラロス氏就任、愛称は「ペップ」熱望 - バスケット : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com.
  4. Web site: 秋田が新指揮官を発表、かつてメキシコ代表を率いたクラロス氏が就任. FromOne co., Ltd. バスケットボールキング.
  5. Web site: ジョゼップ・クラロス・カナルス. ライジングゼファー福岡.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407073858/https://www.salrevista.com/2012/04/pioneros-de-quintana-roo-el-mejor-de-america/?amp=1
  7. Web site: Well-travelled Pep Claros takes charge of Egypt. https://web.archive.org/web/20171101074220/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/well-travelled-pep-claros-takes-charge-of-egypt. live. November 1, 2017. FIBA. 18 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Claros confirms Egypt exit. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212113429/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/claros-confirms-egypt-exit. live. February 12, 2018. FIBA. 18 May 2015.
  9. 1007586835659460608. cbferreries. Pep Clarós #UnoDeLosNuestros haciendo historia.Pep Clarós comenzó su viaje hacia una carrera profesional en el Club… . 15 June 2018.
  10. Web site: 秋田「ペップ流」継続 東北アーリー杯連覇は譲れない - バスケット : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com.
  11. Web site: 斬新な"ペップ流"は、B1で勝つための布石(秋田ノーザンハピネッツ #5 田口成浩選手) | バスケットボールスピリッツ. October 10, 2017.
  12. Web site: 強度の高いディフェンスでB2を席巻するかペップ流新生秋田ノーザンハピネッツ. October 13, 2017. June 27, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920224805/https://hangtime-magazine.jp/bleague/1965.html. dead.
  13. Web site: 秋田を率いた指揮官ペップ・クラロスが退団「これまでで一番の愛情を感じられた」.
  14. Web site: Halifax refused to play NBL Canada final Game 7 - Sportsnet.ca. www.sportsnet.ca.
  15. Web site: Halifax Rainmen coaches, team fined $90K by NBL after forfeiting championship CBC News.
  16. Web site: 堅実に3次ラウンド進出の秋田、指揮官「点差が離れても自分たちのバスケットを」. FromOne co., Ltd. バスケットボールキング.
  17. Web site: Well-traveled bench boss Josep 'Pep' Claros takes over in Fukuoka. Ed. Odeven. January 16, 2020. The Japan Times.