Juan José Pidal

Juan José Pidal
El Calor de Cancún
PositionHead coach
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Rosario, Argentina
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As a coach:
2008Liga de Quito
2009–2010MAVORT
2012–2015UTE de Quito
2016Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2016Cangrejeros de Monagas
2017Club de Baloncesto de Macas
2017–2018Santos del Potosí
2019Mantarrayas de La Paz
2020–2021Leñadores de Durango
2021–2023Plateros de Fresnillo
2022–2023Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (women)
2024Toros Laguna
2024Piratas de Los Lagos
2024–El Calor de Cancún
2025–El Calor de Cancún (women)

Juan José Pidal (born 30 July 1979) is an Argentine basketball coach. He is the head coach of the El Calor de Cancún.

Coaching career

Pidal started his coaching career in Ecuador with Liga de Quito in the Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto, he also coached MAVORT and UTE de Quito were he won the natonal championship.[1]

In 2016 he joined Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[2] On 2017, he signed with Santos del Potosí of the LNBP.[3] He also coached Leñadores de Durango and Plateros de Fresnillo from the same league.[4] In 2019, Pidal was the first coach in the history of Mantarrayas de La Paz in CIBACOPA.[5] In 2022, Pidal signed with the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (women) of the LNBPF.[6] In 2024, he coached for the first time in the LBE signing with Toros Laguna.[7] In 2024, he became the first coach in the history of El Calor de Cancún.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Juan José Pidal: «Me gustaría tener un desafío en una liga de Asia o Europa»". Línea de Tres. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Guaqueríes contrató a entrenador argentino, Juan José Pidal". El Nacional. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Juan José Pidal, nuevo entrenador de CB Santos San Luis". El Heraldo de San Luis. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Pepe Pidal regresa como entrenador de Plateros de Fresnillo". El Sol de Zacatecas. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Pepe Pidal será el coach de Mantarrayas La Paz". El Sudcaliforniano. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Pepe Pidal, coach de Fuerza Regia Femenil, ve química en su equipo". Telediario. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Juan José Pidal es el nuevo timonel para Toros Laguna en el 2024 ¡Se une a los campeones!". Milenio. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ^ "José Pidal nuevo entrenador de El Calor de Cancún". Quintana Roo Hoy. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.