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).

Nicola Brienza
Aquila Basket Trento
PositionHead coach
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1980-01-25) January 25, 1980
Cantù, Como, Italy
NationalityItalian
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2016Pallacanestro Cantù (assistant)
2016Pallacanestro Cantù
2016–2017Lugano Tigers
2017–2018Orlandina (assistant)
2018–2019Pallacanestro Cantù (assistant)
2019Pallacanestro Cantù
2019–presentAquila 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
  1. "Nicola Brienza" [Nicola Brienza]. sportlabagency.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Nicola Brienza nuovo allenatore dei Tigers" [Nicola Brienza is new head coach of the Tigers]. tio.ch (in Italian). 17 June 2016.
  3. "IL NUOVO ASSISTANT COACH È NICOLA BRIENZA" [Nicola Brienza is new assistant coach]. orlandinabasket.it (in Italian). 12 July 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "Pashutin lascia Cantù, squadra affidata a Brienza" [Pashutin leaves Cantù, the club is now managed by Brienza]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 30 January 2019.
  6. "Trento ufficializza l'arrivo di Nicola Brienza in panchina" [Trento, Nicola Brienza officially new head coach]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 10 June 2019.
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