Moncho Fernández
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramón Fernández Vidal (born 19 September 1969), known as Moncho Fernández, is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current head coach for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. He is nicknamed as The Alchemist.[1] He holds the record for the most number of consecutive seasons in the same ACB team, having coached Obradoiro CAB for 13 seasons in Liga ACB. Moncho was the head coach of Obradoiro CAB from 2010 to 2024. He is widely regarded as the best Galician basketball head coach of all time.
Fernández with Bàsquet Girona in 2025 | |
| Bàsquet Girona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 19, 1969 |
| Coaching career | 2000–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2000–2002 | Gijón Baloncesto (assistant) |
| 2002–2004 | Gijón Baloncesto |
| 2004–2006 | Breogán (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Villa de Los Barrios |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia |
| 2010–2024 | Obradoiro CAB |
| 2024–present | Bàsquet Girona |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
| |
Coaching career
Moncho started his coaching career with Moncho López as the assistant coach of Gijón Baloncesto in 2000. After the relegation of the club from Liga ACB in the 2001–02, he took the lead of the club during the next two seasons.
In 2005, Moncho came back to Liga ACB, again as assistant of Moncho López, this time to Leche Río Breogán. He left the club after a new relegation, for joining CB Villa de Los Barrios, of the LEB Oro league, as head coach.[2] He qualified the Andalusians to a LEB Oro Final Four in 2009. Just after being defeated in the semifinals, the club would be dissolved and consequently, Moncho left it.
In 2009, Moncho debuted in ACB with CB Murcia, but he would leave the club in December 2009, after earning only two wins in eleven games.[3]
After one year without managing any team, on 2 July 2010, Moncho signed with his home city team Obradoiro CAB.[4] In his first season, he promoted the Galician team to the Liga ACB after winning the 2011 LEB Oro Playoffs.
He qualified Obradoiro for the 2013 ACB Playoffs, but was eliminated in the first round by Real Madrid.
In 2016, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto.
In 2018, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto.
In 2023, Moncho coached Obradoiro CAB in the Basketball Champions League.
Moncho left Obradoiro CAB on 16 May 2024.
Moncho became Bàsquet Girona's head coach in December 2024, replacing Fotios Katsikaris when the Catalans found themselves at the bottom of the Liga ACB.[5]
Head 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.
Obradoiro CAB
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obradoiro CAB | 2010–11 | 34 | 28 | 6 | .824 | 2nd in LEB Oro |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | 13th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2013–14 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2014–15 | 34 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2016–17 | 32 | 11 | 21 | .344 | 13th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 14th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2020–21 | 36 | 12 | 24 | .333 | 14th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2021–22 | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 15th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2022–23 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11th in Liga Endesa | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17th in Liga Endesa | |
| Career | 467 | 191 | 276 | .409 | ||
Honours
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)
- Copa Galicia: (10)
- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2023.
- Promotion to Liga ACB: (1)
- Most number of consecutive seasons in the same Liga ACB team
- 13 consecutive seasons with Obradoiro CAB