Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga in 2014
Egypt
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 (age 50) Castelló de la Plana, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1988 / Undrafted
Playing career	1983–2002
Position	Center
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	Real Madrid
1984–1985	Collado Villalba
1985–1988	Cajamadrid
1988–1996	CB Estudiantes
1996–1998	Real Madrid
1998–2000	Unicaja
2000–2002	Cáceres CB
As coach:
2005–2006	CB Estudiantes
2009–2010	Spain U19
2010–2012	Spain U20
2012	Spain U18
2012–2014	Spain
2016	Spain U20
2016–present	Egypt
Career highlights and awards
As player: Spanish Cup MVP (1991)

As player:

Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada (born July 29, 1966) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Egypt national basketball team.

Orenga won the Spanish League championship in 1984. He was named the MVP of the Spanish Cup in 1991, and won the Spanish Cup title in 1992. He also won the Saporta Cup championship in 1984 and 1997.

As a player, Orenga played 128 times for the Spanish national basketball team. He played at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

In November 2012, after the resigning of Sergio Scariolo, Orenga was named new head coach of the Spain national basketball team. Although he resigned after losing at quarterfinals in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, held in Spain.

In April 2016, Orenga signed as head coach of the Egyptian national team.