Miguel Méndez (basketball)
Spanish basketball coach (born 1967)
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Miguel Méndez Martínez (born 2 March 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach who most recently coached Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Women's Basketball League and EuroLeague Women. He is also the head coach of the Spain women's national basketball team.
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Méndez in 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1967 |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2001–2011 | Celta de Vigo |
| 2011–2013 | Baloncesto Rivas |
| 2013–2017 | Schio |
| 2018–2022 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2021–present | Spain |
| 2022 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2025–2026 | Fenerbahçe |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
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Coaching career
Celta de Vigo and Baloncesto Rivas
Méndez began his coaching career in 2001, when he began coaching Celta de Vigo. In 2011, he signed a contract with Baloncesto Rivas. Under Méndez's tenure, Rivas reached the EuroLeague final and won the Copa de la Reina.[1][2]
Schio
In 2013, Méndez signed a contract with the Italian club Schio. In his first season with the club, Schio won the Supercoppa Italiana, Coppa Italia and the LBF title in the 2013–14 season, a feat they repeated the following season.[3] Schio won another league title in the 2015–16 season and played in the EuroLeague in their first season there.[4][5] At the beginning of the 2016–17 season Méndez won his fourth (and final) Supercoppa Italiana with the team.[6]
UMMC Ekaterinburg
In 2018, Méndez was hired by UMMC Ekaterinburg. Under his tenure, UMMC won four straight Russian league titles between 2018 and 2021 and the EuroLeague championship 2018, 2019, and 2021.[7][8]
Fenerbahçe
On 15 April 2025, he signed with the Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe.[9]
National team coaching career
On 24 September 2021, Méndez was introduced as the new head coach of the Spanish women's team.[10] With this coach, the Spain competed in the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023, where they lost to Belgium in the final.[11]