Joan Peñarroya
Spanish basketball player and coach
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Joan Peñarroya Rodríguez (born 20 April 1969) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Partizan of the Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League, and the EuroLeague.
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Peñarroya in 2023 | |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Serbian League ABA League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 April 1969 Terrassa, Spain |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1987–2003 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1987–1990 | Manresa |
| 1990–1991 | Canarias |
| 1991–1997 | Manresa |
| 1997–1999 | León |
| 1999–2001 | Ourense |
| 2001–2003 | Manresa |
Coaching | |
| 2006–2010 | CB Olesa i Navàs |
| 2010–2018 | Andorra |
| 2018–2019 | Manresa |
| 2019–2021 | Burgos |
| 2021–2022 | Valencia |
| 2022–2023 | Baskonia |
| 2024–2025 | FC Barcelona |
| 2025–present | Partizan |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As coach:
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Playing career
Coaching career
Peñarroya started his coaching career as assistant coach with CB Olesa of the Liga EBA.[4] 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.[5]
In the 2018–19 season, Peñarroya coached Bàsquet Manresa, leading the team to the ACB playoffs for the first time since 1998.[1]
In July 2019, Peñarroya signed as new head coach of San Pablo Burgos.[6] In October 2020, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League with Burgos, the club's first championship ever.[7] The next season, he led his team to a repeat of the Champions League while also winning the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[8]
On June 21, 2021, he signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[9]
On June 13, 2022, Peñarroya signed with Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[10] 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.[11] On November 9, 2025, the club announced they were parting ways with Peñarroya.[12]
On December 23, 2025, he was announced as the new head coach of Partizan, taking over the Serbian team after the resignation of Željko Obradović.[13]
Coaching record
| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
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
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baskonia | 2022–23 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | Eliminated in the regular season |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | Fired | |
| FC Barcelona | 2024–25 | 39 | 22 | 17 | .564 | Eliminated in Quarterfinal Playoffs |
| 2025–26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | Fired | |
| Partizan | 21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | Eliminated in the regular season | |
| Career | 108 | 56 | 52 | .519 | ||
Personal life
Joan is the father of Marc Peñarroya, who is a professional basketball player as well.[14]