Roger Grimau Explained

Roger Grimau
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:210
Position:Head coach
League:Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Team:FC Barcelona
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:14 July 1978
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Career Start:1996
Career End:2015
Career Position:Guard / small forward
Years1:1996–1999
Team1:Joventut Badalona
Years2:1999–2003
Team2:Lleida
Years3:2003–2011
Team3:FC Barcelona
Years4:2011–2014
Team4:Bilbao Basket
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:Manresa
Cyears1:2016–2023
Cteam1:JAC Sants
Cyears2:2023–present
Cteam2:Barcelona
Highlights:

Roger Grimau Gragera (born 14 July 1978) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach for Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing days, he was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall swingman, that could also play as a point guard.

Professional career

Grimau quickly moved to continue a family legacy in the world of basketball. Like his father before him, and as his two younger siblings who would follow suit, Roger rose to the ranks as a professional basketball player.

At Lleida, he propelled his team to the Liga ACB, Spanish basketball's premier division. He was the undoubted star of a young team which won promotion to the league. As well as being named an all-star in their promotion season, he also earned a move to his next club, FC Barcelona and with it, a call up to the Spain national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.

In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Bilbao Basket.[1] He stayed in the club until September 2014.

In June 2015, Grimau decided to retire from basketball.[2]

Spain national team

Grimau has also been a member of the Spain national basketball team. He won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean games, and the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003.

Coach career

After his retirement, for the 2015–16 season, Grimau started his coach career as assistant coach of Catalana amateur club CB Sant Just. One year later, he signed with Liga EBA club JAC Sants for his first experience as head coach.[3] On 26 June 2023, Grimau was appointed head coach of FC Barcelona, replacing Šarūnas Jasikevičius.[4]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Denotes season in which Grimau won the EuroLeague
Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="8"| Barcelona| 9 || 2 || 18.0 || .571 || .200 || .944 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 1.4 || .1 || 6.7 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05| 16 || 1 || 14.7 || .484 || .250 || .833 || 2.3 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 5.2 || 5.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06| 18 || 0 || 12.8 || .448 || .333 || 1.000 || .9 || .7 || .9 || .1 || 4.2 || 2.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07| 20 || 0 || 12.7 || .424 || .455 || .680 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .7 || .2 || 4.2 || 3.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| 22 || 1 || 21.1 || .479 || .373 || .816 || 3.6 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .2 || 9.9 || 10.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="background:#CFECEC;"|23* || 0 || 16.1 || .515 || .304 || .816 || 2.4 || .7 || .9 || .2 || 6.3 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2009–10†| style="background:#CFECEC;"|22* || 3 || 13.5 || .473 || .273 || .800 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 4.5 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| 20 || 8 || 14.8 || .500 || .308 || .643 || 1.4 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 4.5 || 2.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Bilbao| 20 || 4 || 14.2 || .392 || .263 || 1.000 || 2.1 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 4.1 || 2.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 170 || 19 || 15.3 || .474 || .322 || .821 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .7 || .1 || 5.5 || 5.1

Awards and achievements

Pro career

Caprabo Lleida

Spanish national team

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2011-12-signings/i/86634/5611/bilbao-basket-lands-grimau BILBAO BASKET lands Grimau.
  2. http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114172 Roger Grimau dice adiós al baloncesto
  3. Web site: Register . . limited . JAC Sants official Facebook account. Catalan. 26 May 2016. 1 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Saras Jasikevicius leaves Barcelona; Roger Grimau is the new head coach. EuroLeague. 26 June 2023. 3 June 2024.