 Ferrándiz's acceptance speech, at theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2007. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1928-11-20)20 November 1928 |
| Died | 7 July 2022 (aged 93) Alicante, Spain |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1955–1975 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1955–1957 | Real Madrid Juniors |
| 1957–1959 | Hesperia |
| 1959–1962 | Real Madrid |
| 1962–1967 | Real Madrid (GM) |
| 1964–1965 | Spain |
| 1964–1965, 1966–1975 | Real Madrid |
| Career highlights | |
As a head coach:
| |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| FIBA Hall of Fame | |
Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish professionalcoach in the sport ofbasketball. He is most famous for having been thehead coach ofReal Madrid's basketball club, in the 1960s and 1970s. TheInternational Olympic Committee awarded him with theOlympic Order in 1977. He was made an inductee of theBasketball Hall of Fame, in April 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He was inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also awarded with theSpanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.
Ferrándiz, who was born inAlicante, holds a record twelve national championship titles won as ahead coach in Spain'stop-tier level basketball league, theSpanish Primera División, as well as a record elevenSpanish King's Cup titles. Ferrándiz also won sevenFIBA International Christmas Tournament championships, and fourFIBA European Champions Cup (which is now called theEuroLeague) championships as a head coach. His combined record across all competitions, while coaching the Spanish basketball clubReal Madrid, was 437–90. He also recorded three undefeatedSpanish Primera División seasons. He was theAEEB Spanish Coach of the Year in 1975.
Ferrándiz was thehead coach of the senior men'sSpanish national team, from 1964 to 1965. He coached Spain at the1965 FIBA EuroBasket.
Ferrándiz died in 2022, at the age of 93.[1]
