This will be his third season in Europe’s premier competition
Barcelona names Joan Penarroya as head coach
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FC Barcelona has appointed Joan Penarroya as its next head coach on a two-year deal. Penarroya, 55, takes the helm from Roger Grimau, who was removed from the post last weekend. He returns to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after starting the previous campaign with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, but parting ways early in the season. That was his second campaign with the club. His EuroLeague career record stands at 19-20.
He inherits a team that finished fourth in the regular season last season and lost in the EuroLeague Playoffs to Olympiacos Piraeus in five games. The team then reached the Spanish League semifinals and was swept by Real Madrid. Barcelona has 12 players from the 2023-24 squad under contract for the coming season.
A former player, Penarroya started his coaching career with CB Olesa and also spent time with CB Navas, MoraBanc Andorra and Basquet Manresa. He helped Andorra win the Spanish third division in 2012 and won the Spanish second division in 2014 to guide the team back to the Spanish elite. Penarroya coached Andorra in the 2017-18 EuroCup, which was his eighth consecutive season with the club.
Penarroya joined San Pablo Burgos in 2019 and guided the club to back-to-back Basketball Champions League crowns. Burgos also lifted the Intercontinental Cup in 2021 and made it to the Spanish League semifinals in 2020. Penarroya coached Valencia Basket to the EuroCup Semifinals in 2022.