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Joan Peñarroya

Peñarroya in 2023
FC Barcelona
Position	Head coach
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55) Terrassa, Spain
Listed height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career	1987–2003
Position	Guard
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
2022–2023	Baskonia
2024–present	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
As player: Spanish Cup champion (1996) As coach: FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2021) 2× FIBA Champions League champion (2020, 2021) Catalan League champion (2024) LEB Oro champion (2014) LEB Plata champion (2012)

Joan Peñarroya Rodríguez (born 20 April 1969) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Playing career

A 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall guard, Peñarroya started his playing career in 1987 with Manresa of the Liga ACB. He spent 11 seasons of his 16-year career with the club, winning the Spanish Cup in 1996. He also played for Canarias, León and Ourense.

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. In October 2020, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League with Burgos, the club's first championship ever. 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 signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.

On June 13, 2022, Peñarroya signed with Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was fired on October 30, 2023.

On June 14, 2024, Peñarroya signed a two-year contract with FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Coaching record

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. 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. Maggi, Alessandro (June 21, 2021). "Joan Peñarroya is officially the new head coach of Valencia". Sportando. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
4. Maggi, Alessandro (June 13, 2022). "Joan Peñarroya officially signs with Baskonia". Sportando. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. "Barcelona names Joan Penarroya as head coach". EuroLeague. June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

• Living people
• 1969 births
• Bàsquet Manresa coaches
• Bàsquet Manresa players
• BC Andorra coaches
• CB Canarias players
• CB Miraflores coaches
• Club Ourense Baloncesto players
• FC Barcelona Bàsquet coaches
• Saski Baskonia coaches
• Spanish basketball coaches
• Spanish men's basketball players
• 20th-century Spanish sportsmen