Pedro Calles Explained

Pedro Calles
Position:Head coach
Spouse:Ana Escandón
League:Basketball Bundesliga
Team:EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Birth Date:1983 8, df=y
Birth Place:Córdoba, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Coach Start:2010
Cyears1:2010–2011
Cteam1:Plasencia Extremadura (assistant)
Cyears2:2011–2012
Cteam2:Plasencia Extremadura
Cyears3:2013–2015
Cteam3:Artland Dragons (assistant)
Cyears4:2015–2018
Cteam4:Rasta Vechta (assistant)
Cyears5:2018–2020
Cteam5:Rasta Vechta
Cyears6:2020–2022
Cteam6:Hamburg Towers
Cyears7:2022–present
Cteam7:EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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Pedro Calles (born 24 August 1983) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current head coach of the EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Born in Córdoba, he has coached in both Spain and Germany since 2010.

Career

After growing up in Córdoba, Calles graduated in Sports Science in Granada.[1]

In 2012, Calles moved to Germany to work for Artland Dragons, first as athletic trainer and a year later as assistant coach. In 2015, he moved to Rasta Vechta. After the team promoted from the ProA in 2017–18, Calles was named head coach of the team. In the 2018–19 season, Calles had the most successful season ever in the history of Vechta. The team reached the semifinals of the playoffs, eliminating Brose Bamberg in the quarterfinals. Calles was named the Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year.[2]

In the 2019–20 season, Calles made his European coaching debut in the Basketball Champions League campaign with Rasta.

On 26 June 2020, Calles signed a two-year contract as head coach of Hamburg Towers.[3] He guided the Hamburg team to two consecutive quarterfinal appearances in the German Bundesliga. In May 2022, he inked a three-year deal with fellow Bundesliga side EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BIG-Interview Pedro Calles. Basketball-Bundesliga. de.
  2. Web site: Senkrechtstarter Pedro Calles wird als Trainer des Jahres ausgezeichnet. 12 May 2019. easycredit-bbl.de.
  3. Web site: Pedro Calles named Hamburg Towers head coach. 27 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Oldenburg holt Trainer Calles von den Hamburg Towers . 2022-05-25 . hamburg.de . de.