Nicola Brienza
Nicola Brienza (born January 25, 1980) is an Italian basketball head coach, currently managing Aquila Basket Trento in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Aquila Basket Trento | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | LBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Cantù, Como, Italy | January 25, 1980
Nationality | Italian |
Coaching career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2004–2016 | Pallacanestro Cantù (assistant) |
2016 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
2016–2017 | Lugano Tigers |
2017–2018 | Orlandina (assistant) |
2018–2019 | Pallacanestro Cantù (assistant) |
2019 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
2019–present | Aquila Basket Trento |
Career
Nicola Brienza started his coach-career managing the youth sector of Pallacanestro Cantù and in 2004 he became assistant coach of the club in Serie A until 2016, when he was named head coach.[1]
In June 17, 2016, he became head coach for the Swiss club Lugano Tigers in the Swiss Basketball League.[2]
In July 12, 2017, he came back to Italy as assistant coach for Orlandina Basket in Serie A.[3]
In June 12, 2018, Brienza was again an assistant coach for his first club Cantù[4] until January 2019, when Evgeniy Pashutin resigned, he was named head coach of the club.[5]
In June 10, 2019, Brienza was named new head coach of Aquila Basket Trento.[6]
References
- "Nicola Brienza" [Nicola Brienza]. sportlabagency.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Nicola Brienza nuovo allenatore dei Tigers" [Nicola Brienza is new head coach of the Tigers]. tio.ch (in Italian). 17 June 2016.
- "IL NUOVO ASSISTANT COACH È NICOLA BRIENZA" [Nicola Brienza is new assistant coach]. orlandinabasket.it (in Italian). 12 July 2017.
- "UFFICIALE – Cantù, il ritorno di Nicola Brienza nello staff tecnic" [OFFICIAL - Cantù, Nicola Brienza returns in the technical staff]. basketinside.com (in Italian). 12 June 2018.
- "Pashutin lascia Cantù, squadra affidata a Brienza" [Pashutin leaves Cantù, the club is now managed by Brienza]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 30 January 2019.
- "Trento ufficializza l'arrivo di Nicola Brienza in panchina" [Trento, Nicola Brienza officially new head coach]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 10 June 2019.
External links
- Profile at legabasket.it (in Italian)