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)5 February 1933 Bilbao, Spain
Died	20 January 1965(1965-01-20) (aged 31) Madrid, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 1.75 in (1.87 m)
Career information
Playing career	1950–1960
Position	Point guard
Number	7
Coaching career	1959–1964
Career history
As player:
1950–1952	Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles
1952–1955	Espanyol Bàsquet
1955–1959	Real Madrid
1959–1960	Hesperia Madrid
1960–1962	Real Canoe NC
As coach:
1959–1960	Hesperia Madrid
1960–1962	Real Canoe NC
1962–1964	Real Madrid
1962–1964	Spain
Career highlights and awards
As player 2× Spanish League champion (1957, 1958) 2× Spanish Cup winner (1956, 1957) As head coach: EuroLeague champion (1964) 2× Spanish League champion (1963, 1964)
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. He won the gold medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. He also played at the EuroBasket 1959.

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.

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

• List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches

External links

• FIBA Player Profile
• Spanish Basketball Federation Player Profile (in Spanish)
• JOAQUÍN HERNÁNDEZ (in Spanish)