Carles Marco (basketball)

Spanish basketball player and coach
Carles Marco
Marco with Crvena zvezda in 2022
Barca Basket
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 49)
Badalona, Spain
Listed height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1996: undrafted
Playing career1994–2009
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
1994–1996Sant Josep Badalona
1996–1998Gijón Baloncesto
1998–2002Valladolid
2002–2005Joventut Badalona
2005–2007Caja San Fernando
2007–2008Baloncesto León
2008Manresa
2008CAI Zaragoza
2009Ford Burgos
As coach:
2011–2015Manresa (assistant)
2015–2018Oviedo
2019–2020Palencia
2020–2021Girona
2022–2023Crvena zvezda (assistant)
Barca Basket (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As Assistant Coach:

Carles Marco Viñas (born September 23, 1974) is a Spanish retired basketball player, who played as point guard, and the current assistant coach for FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the EuroLeague and the Liga ACB

Professional career

Marco spent all his career in the two top divisions of the Spanish basketball, making his debut at Liga ACB in 1998 with Fórum Valladolid.[1] He was selected to play the Liga ACB All Star Game in the 2000–01 and the 2002–03 seasons. He retired in 2009, after playing the second half of the 2008–09 LEB Oro season with Ford Burgos.

National team career

In August and September 2002, Marco was a member of the Spain national team that finished 5th at the FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, U.S. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 4.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[2] In September 2003, Marco was a member of the Spanish roster that won a silver medal at the FIBA European Championship in Sweden. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[3] In total, Marco played 34 matches for the national team.

Coaching career

Marco started his career as coach in 2011, as the assistant coach of Bàsquet Manresa of Liga ACB. Four seasons later, he signed with Unión Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo of the LEB Oro for his first experience as head coach.[4] In May 2018, Oviedo and Carles Marco parted ways after three seasons qualifying for the promotion playoffs.

On 20 November 2022, Marco was appointed as an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under Duško Ivanović.[5]

National teams

In July 2016, Marco was an assistant coach for the Spain national under-20 team that won a gold medal at the European Championship in Helsinki, Finland.

Career achievements

As head coach:

Personal life

His father, Lluís Marco [es], is a Spanish actor.

References

  1. ^ "Marco tiene el récord de ACB" (in Spanish). Diario de León. 24 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Marco at 2002 FIBA World Championship". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Marco at 2003 Eurobasket". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Carles Marco, plata con España, se convierte en técnico de Oro" (in Spanish). Marca. 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Nekadašnji reprezentativac Španije novi pomoćnik Duška Ivanovića u Crvenoj zvezdi". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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