Vidorreta in 2009
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Iberostar Tenerife | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born |
Bilbao, Spain |
June 20, 1966
Nationality | Spanish |
Coaching career | 1992–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1992–1993 | Cajabilbao (assistant) |
1993–1994 | Cajabilbao |
1995–1996 | Askartza |
1996–1997 | Bilbao Patronato |
1997–1998 | Askartza |
1998–2001 | La Palma |
2001–2010 | Bilbao Basket |
2010–2012 | Lucentum Alicante |
2012–2015 | Estudiantes |
2015–present | Iberostar Tenerife |
2015–present | Spain (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesus Gomez "Txus" Vidorreta (born June 20, 1966) is a Spanish professional basketball coach for Iberostar Tenerife. Vidorreta, born in Bilbao, has coached several teams in Spain.
After promoting to Liga ACB with Cajabilbao in 1994, Vidorreta continued managing teams in the lower divisions.
In 2001 he is appointed as head coach of Bilbao Basket in LEB Plata, third tier. Vidorreta achieved with the Basque club two promotions in three seasons and made his debut as head coach in the Liga ACB 2004. He continued there six more seasons until being sacked in January 2010.
Vidorreta continued being hired as head coach in several ACB teams as Lucentum Alicante, Estudiantes or Canarias, where he arrived in November 2015.
In April 2017, Vidorreta achieves his first continental title by winning the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League.