Joaquín Hernández Gallego

Joaquín Hernández Gallego (born 5 February 1933 – 20 January 1965) was a Spanish basketball player and coach.

Joaquín Hernández
Personal information
Born(1933-02-05)February 5, 1933
Bilbao, Spain
DiedJanuary 20, 1965(1965-01-20) (aged 31)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 1.75 in (1.87 m)
Career information
Playing career1950–1960
PositionPoint guard
Number7
Coaching career1959–1964
Career history
As player:
1950–1952Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles
1952–1955Espanyol Bàsquet
1955–1959Real Madrid
1959–1960Hesperia Madrid
1960–1962Real Canoe NC
As coach:
1959–1960Hesperia Madrid
1960–1962Real Canoe NC
1962–1964Real Madrid
1962–1964Spain
Career highlights and awards
As player

As head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
1955 Spain
Head coach for  Spain
Mediterranean Games
1963 Italy

Club career

Hernández played with the Spanish club Espanyol Bàsquet, from 1951 to 1955. After that, he played with Real Madrid. As a member of Real Madrid, he won 2 Spanish League championships, in 1957 and 1958, and also 2 Spanish Kings's Cups, in 1956 and 1957.

National team career

Hernández played internationally with the senior Spanish men's national basketball team, in 41 games.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. He also played at the EuroBasket 1959.[2]

Coaching career

After retirement he continued in 1960 in the sport as a basketball coach. He became the head coach of Real Madrid in 1962, and with them he won 2 Spanish League championships, in 1963 and 1964. He also won the premier European-wide competition, the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) championship, of the 1963–64 season.[3]

Hernández was also the head coach of the senior Spanish national team. He coached Spain at the EuroBasket 1963, and he also led them to the silver medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games.

Personal life

Hernández died at age 31, in Madrid, Spain, on 20 January 1965, from liver disease.

See also

References
  1. Componente HERNANDEZ GALLEGO, JOAQUIN (in Spanish).
  2. Joaquin HERNANDEZ (ESP).
  3. Champions Cup 63-64.
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