Pedro Calles
Pedro Calles (born 24 August 1983) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current head coach of Hamburg Towers. Born in Córdoba, he has coached in both Spain and Germany since 2010.
| Hamburg Towers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 August 1983 Córdoba, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2011 | Plasencia Extremadura (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Plasencia Extremadura |
| 2013–2015 | Artland Dragons (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Rasta Vechta (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2020–present | Hamburg Towers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
After growing up in Córdoba, Calles graduated in Sports Science in Granada.[1]
In 2012, Calles moved to Germany to work for Artland Dragons, first as athletic trainer and a year later as assistant coach. In 2015, he moved to Rasta Vechta. After the team promoted from the ProA in 2017–18, Calles was named head coach of the team. In the 2018–19 season, Calles had the most successful season ever in the history of Vechta. The team reached the semifinals of the playoffs, eliminating Brose Bamberg in the quarterfinals. Calles was named the Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year.[2]
In the 2019–20 season, Calles made his European coaching debut in the Basketball Champions League campaign with Rasta.
On 26 June 2020, Calles signed a two-year contract as head coach of Hamburg Towers.[3]
References
- "BIG-Interview Pedro Calles". Basketball-Bundesliga (in German).
- "Senkrechtstarter Pedro Calles wird als Trainer des Jahres ausgezeichnet". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2019.
- "Pedro Calles named Hamburg Towers head coach". Retrieved 27 June 2020.