Joan Peñarroya

Joan Peñarroya Rodríguez (born 20 April 1969) is a Spanish retired basketball player and current head coach of Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Joan Peñarroya

Cazoo Baskonia
Position	Head coach
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 53) Terrassa, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career	1987–2013
Coaching career	2006–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1990	Manresa
1990–1991	Canarias
1991–1997	Manresa
1997–1999	León
1999–2001	Ourense
2001–2003	Manresa
As coach:
2006–2010	CB Olesa i Navàs
2010–2018	Andorra
2018–2019	Manresa
2019–2021	Burgos
2021–2022	Valencia
2022–present	Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
As player: Spanish Cup champion (1996) As coach: 2× Champions League champion (2020, 2021) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2021) LEB Oro champion (2014) LEB Plata champion (2012)

Coaching career

Peñarroya started his coaching career as assistant coach with CB Olesa of the Liga EBA. In 2010, he signed with BC Andorra of the LEB Plata. Peñarroya led the team to a promotion to the LEB Oro and later to the Liga ACB. He also coached in the EuroCup with Andorra.

In the 2018–19 season, Peñarroya coached Bàsquet Manresa, leading the team to the ACB playoffs for the first time since 1998.

In July 2019, Peñarroya signed as new head coach of San Pablo Burgos.^[1] In October 2020, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League with Burgos, the club's first championship ever.^[2] The next season, he led his team to a repeat of the Champions League while also capturing the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

On June 21, 2021, he has signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.^[3]

On June 13, 2022, he has signed with Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.^[4]

Personal

Joan is the son of Marc Peñarroya, who was a professional basketball player as well.

References

1. "Joan Peñarroya, nuevo entrenador del San Pablo Burgos". San Pablo Burgos (in Spanish). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
2. "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "Joan Peñarroya is officially the new head coach of Valencia". Sportando. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
4. "Joan Peñarroya officially signs with Baskonia". Sportando. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.