Mateso was chosen as the 2023-24 Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year
Chus Mateo re-signs with Real Madrid for two more seasons
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After leading Real Madrid to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game in both of his seasons as the club’s head coach – including winning the crown in 2023 – Chus Mateo has re-signed for two more seasons at Los Blancos’ helm.
Mateo, 55, was Pablo Laso's assistant at Real from 2014 to 2022, when he replaced Laso after the latter suffered a heart attack midway through the Spanish League finals. Mateo helped Real win the series and lift the Spanish League trophy and was soon after named head coach.
More than just a maser tactician, Mateo is beloved by his players and has fostered a family atmosphere at the club where the players lean on and play hard for each other. That was on display throughout the 2023-24 season as Mateo had the club in first place throughout the regular season. Real was the only team to sweep its playoff series. After defeating Olympiacos Piraeus in the semifinals, Real fell to Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the championship game.
Prior to the Final Four, Mateo was chosen as the 2023-24 Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year. He also guided Real to the Spanish League and Cup double last season. Mateo had won six other Spanish championships and five Spanish Cups as Real's assistant coach. He previously served as head coach of Baloncesto Zaragoza, Unicaja Malaga and Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain. Born in Madrid, Mateo coached his way through Real Madrid's junior teams and then served as an assistant coach on the senior squad to Sergio Scariolo, the late Javier Imbroda and Julio Lamas before Laso.