Toro is known for emphasizing the mental aspects of the game and making widespread use of philosophical principles,[1] as well as other unorthodox techniques that include the incorporation of visual aids and poetry, which has earned him the nicknames "Jedi Master" and "sensei".[2]
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, he made history by becoming the first non-Soviet coach to defeat the United States during Olympic competition, and the first coach to defeat an American team composed of NBA players at an Olympics match.[3]
Venezuela national team
In 1991, after players Carl Herrera, Gabriel Estaba and Yván Olivares expressed dissatisfaction with then-coach of the Venezuela national basketball team Jesús Córdobés, Francisco Diez (then president of the Instituto Nacional del Deporte) travelled to Puerto Rico with the intention of recruiting Flor Meléndez. However, after negotiations were hindered due to his BSN contract, the coach recommended Toro for the role. Following a successful reunion, he took over the team. In his first competition, Toro led Venezuela to the first place of the South American Tournament, for which received a bonus of only $1,500. Toro returned the following year, when he coached the team to the final of the 1992 FIBA Americas Tournament, losing to the "Dream Team". He coached until the following year, returning for a final stint in 1997.
Personal life
Toro's wife, Sibelys Prato, is a native of Venezuela.[4] His eponymous younger son, Julito, who worked as his assistant in 2009-10, died from complications of pneumonia in 2015.[5]
julio, toro, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, assis. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Julio Toro born November 5 1943 is a Puerto Rican basketball coach Julio ToroPersonal informationBorn 1943 11 05 November 5 1943 age 79 Santurce San Juan Puerto RicoNationalityPuerto RicanCareer informationPlaying career1961 1974Coaching career1977 presentCareer highlights and awardsAs a player 3 BSN champion 1967 1969 1972 BSN Rookie of the Year 1961 As a coach 12 BSN champion 1980 1982 1984 1989 1992 1993 1998 2001 2003 2009 BSN Coach of the Year 1979 Toro is known for emphasizing the mental aspects of the game and making widespread use of philosophical principles 1 as well as other unorthodox techniques that include the incorporation of visual aids and poetry which has earned him the nicknames Jedi Master and sensei 2 Contents 1 International coaching career 1 1 Puerto Rico national team 1 2 Venezuela national team 2 Personal life 3 References 4 See alsoInternational coaching career EditPuerto Rico national team Edit At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece he made history by becoming the first non Soviet coach to defeat the United States during Olympic competition and the first coach to defeat an American team composed of NBA players at an Olympics match 3 Venezuela national team Edit In 1991 after players Carl Herrera Gabriel Estaba and Yvan Olivares expressed dissatisfaction with then coach of the Venezuela national basketball team Jesus Cordobes Francisco Diez then president of the Instituto Nacional del Deporte travelled to Puerto Rico with the intention of recruiting Flor Melendez However after negotiations were hindered due to his BSN contract the coach recommended Toro for the role Following a successful reunion he took over the team In his first competition Toro led Venezuela to the first place of the South American Tournament for which received a bonus of only 1 500 Toro returned the following year when he coached the team to the final of the 1992 FIBA Americas Tournament losing to the Dream Team He coached until the following year returning for a final stint in 1997 Personal life EditToro s wife Sibelys Prato is a native of Venezuela 4 His eponymous younger son Julito who worked as his assistant in 2009 10 died from complications of pneumonia in 2015 5 References Edit http www puertorico herald org issues 2002 vol6n28 PRSportsBeat0628 en html Dirigir rejuvenece a Julio Toro 6 March 2016 Carlos Arroyo Puerto Rico Show Team USA How It s Done Archived 2011 08 05 at the Wayback Machine Julio Toro y Flor Melendez en medio del lio de Venezuela 20 February 2014 Muere hijo de Julio Toro 8 October 2015 See also EditList of Puerto Ricans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julio Toro amp oldid 1113282428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
