Moncho Fernández Explained

Moncho Fernández
Team:Free agent
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:19 September 1969
Birth Place:Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Coach Start:2000
Cyears1:2000–2002
Cteam1:Gijón Baloncesto (assistant)
Cyears2:2002–2004
Cteam2:Gijón Baloncesto
Cyears3:2004–2006
Cteam3:Breogán (assistant)
Cyears4:2006–2009
Cteam4:Villa de Los Barrios
Cyears5:2009–2010
Cteam5:Murcia
Cyears6:2010–2024
Cteam6:Obradoiro CAB
Awards:As head coach:

Ramón Fernández Vidal (born 19 September 1969), known as Moncho Fernández, is a Spanish basketball head coach. He is nicknamed as The Alchemist.[1] He holds the record for the most number of consecutive seasons in the same ACB team, having coached Obradoiro CAB for 13 seasons in Liga ACB. Moncho was the head coach of Obradoiro CAB from 2010 to 2024. He is widely regarded as the best Galician basketball head coach of all time.

Coaching career

Moncho started his coaching career with Moncho López as the assistant coach of Gijón Baloncesto in 2000. After the relegation of the club from Liga ACB in the 2001–02, he took the lead of the club during the next two seasons.

In 2005, Moncho came back to Liga ACB, again as assistant of Moncho López, this time to Leche Río Breogán. He left the club after a new relegation, for joining CB Villa de Los Barrios, of the LEB Oro league, as head coach.[2] He qualified the Andalusians to a LEB Oro Final Four in 2009. Just after being defeated in the semifinals, the club would be dissolved and consequently, Moncho left it.

In 2009, Moncho debuted in ACB with CB Murcia, but he would leave the club in December 2009, after earning only two wins in eleven games.[3]

After one year without managing any team, on 2 July 2010, Moncho signed with his home city team Obradoiro CAB.[4] In his first season, he promoted the Galician team to the Liga ACB after winning the 2011 LEB Oro Playoffs.

He qualified Obradoiro for the 2013 ACB Playoffs, but was eliminated in the first round by Real Madrid.

In 2016, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto.

In 2018, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto.

In 2023, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Basketball Champions League.

Moncho left Obradoiro CAB on 16 May 2024.

Head coaching record

Obradoiro CAB

|- | align="left" rowspan=14|Obradoiro CAB| align="left"|2010–11| 34 || 28 || 6 || || align="center"| 2nd in LEB Oro|- | align="left"|2011–12| 34 || 13 || 21 || || align="center"| 13th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2012–13| 34 || 18 || 16 || || align="center"| 8th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2013–14| 34 || 13 || 21 || || align="center"| 12th in Liga Endesa|-| align="left"|2014–15| 34 || 15 || 19 || || align="center"| 12th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2015–16| 34 || 10 || 24 || || align="center"| 15th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2016–17| 32 || 11 || 21 || || align="center"| 13th in Liga Endesa|-| align="left"|2017–18| 34 || 14 || 20 || || align="center"| 12th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2018–19| 34 || 11 || 23 || || align="center"| 15th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2019–20| 23 || 9 || 14 || || align="center"| 14th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2020–21| 36 || 12 || 24 || || align="center"| 14th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2021–22| 34 || 12 || 22 || || align="center"| 15th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2022–23| 34 || 14 || 20 || || align="center"| 11th in Liga Endesa|- | align="left"|2023–24| 34 || 11 || 23 || || align="center"| 15th in Liga Endesa|-class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan=2|Career||467||191||276||||

Honours

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moncho Fernández, el alquimista que pudo trabajar con oro. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 5 June 2011. 25 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Moncho Fernández dirigirá a Los Barrios. Solobasket. Spanish. 25 May 2006. 25 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Moncho Fernández, destituido como técnico del Murcia. Marca. Spanish. 6 December 2009. 25 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Moncho Fernández dirigirá al Obradoiro. ACB.com. 2 July 2010. Spanish. 25 January 2016.