Joan Peñarroya Rodríguez (born 20 April 1969) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Partizan of the Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League, and the EuroLeague.
_by_Sandro_Halank–086.jpg) Peñarroya in 2023 | |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Serbian League ABA League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 April 1969 Terrassa, Spain |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1987–2003 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1987–1990 | Manresa |
| 1990–1991 | Canarias |
| 1991–1997 | Manresa |
| 1997–1999 | León |
| 1999–2001 | Ourense |
| 2001–2003 | Manresa |
Coaching | |
| 2006–2010 | CB Olesa i Navàs |
| 2010–2018 | Andorra |
| 2018–2019 | Manresa |
| 2019–2021 | Burgos |
| 2021–2022 | Valencia |
| 2022–2023 | Baskonia |
| 2024–2025 | FC Barcelona |
| 2025–present | Partizan |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As coach:
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Playing career
editCoaching career
editPeñarroya started his coaching career as assistant coach with CB Olesa of the Liga EBA.[4] In 2010, he signed with BC Andorra of the LEB Plata. Peñarroya led the team to a promotion to the LEB Oro and later to the Liga ACB. He also coached in the EuroCup with Andorra.[5]
In the 2018–19 season, Peñarroya coached Bàsquet Manresa, leading the team to the ACB playoffs for the first time since 1998.[1]
In July 2019, Peñarroya signed as new head coach of San Pablo Burgos.[6] In October 2020, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League with Burgos, the club's first championship ever.[7] The next season, he led his team to a repeat of the Champions League while also winning the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[8]
On June 21, 2021, he signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[9]
On June 13, 2022, Peñarroya signed with Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[10] He was fired on October 30, 2023.
On June 14, 2024, Peñarroya signed a two-year contract with FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[11] On November 9, 2025, the club announced they were parting ways with Peñarroya.[12]
On December 23, 2025, he was announced as the new head coach of Partizan, taking over the Serbian team after the resignation of Željko Obradović.[13]
Coaching record
edit| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
edit| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baskonia | 2022–23 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | Eliminated in the regular season |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | Fired | |
| FC Barcelona | 2024–25 | 39 | 22 | 17 | .564 | Eliminated in Quarterfinal Playoffs |
| 2025–26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | Fired | |
| Partizan | 21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | Eliminated in the regular season | |
| Career | 108 | 56 | 52 | .519 | ||
Personal life
editJoan is the father of Marc Peñarroya, who is a professional basketball player as well.[14]
References
edit- 1 2 "Joan Peñarroya serà l'entrenador del BAXI Manresa les properes 2 temporades". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Se cumplen 25 años de la Copa del TDK Manresa en Murcia'96. ¡La Madre de todas las Sorpresas!". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 16 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Joan Peñarroya se pone al mando de la nave taronja". valenciabasket.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Clemente, Alberto (30 November 2025). "El exilio de Peñarroya". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Peñarroya se despide del Andorra y Solana confirma su posible sustituto". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Joan Peñarroya, nuevo entrenador del San Pablo Burgos". San Pablo Burgos (in Spanish). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ↑ "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Martínez, José Luis (7 February 2021). "Glorioso San Pablo Burgos: gana al Quimsa y conquista la Copa Intercontinental". marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (June 21, 2021). "Joan Peñarroya is officially the new head coach of Valencia". Sportando. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (June 13, 2022). "Joan Peñarroya officially signs with Baskonia". Sportando. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Barcelona names Joan Penarroya as head coach". EuroLeague. June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Joan Penarroya fired by Barcelona". basketnews.com. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "Partizan taps Joan Penarroya, eyeing EuroLeague revival". EuroLeague. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "El base Marc Peñarroya se incorpora al Rioverde Clavijo". feb.es (in Spanish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.