Rodrigo Pastore

Rodrigo Pastore

Pastore in 2023
Niners Chemnitz
Position	Head coach
League	Basketball Bundesliga Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1972-09-16) 16 September 1972 (age 52) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Listed height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career	1996–2006
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2006–present
Career history
As player:
1996	TG Landshut
1996–1998	Bayreuth
1998–1999	Jesi
1999–2000	Bonn
2000–2001	Popolare Ragusa
2001–2002	Trieste
2002–2003	Popolare Ragusa
2004–2005	Garofoli Osimo
2005–2006	Lugano Tigers
As coach:
2006–2013	SAV Vacallo
2015–present	Niners Chemnitz
Career highlights and awards
As player: Swiss League champion (2006) As head coach FIBA Europe Cup champion (2024) Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year (2024)

Rodrigo Augusto Pastore (born 16 September 1972) is an Argentine basketball coach and former player.^[1] He currently serves as head coach for Niners Chemnitz which plays in Basketball Bundesliga and the Champions League. Born in Buenos Aires, he played in Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career in 2006 with SAV Vacallo Basket.

In 2015, he became head coach of Niners Chemnitz in the German second division ProA.^[2] In 2020, Pastore achieved promotion to the top level Basketball Bundesliga with the Niners.

In the 2023–24 season, Pastore and Chemnitz established themselves at the top of the Bundesliga and became league leaders in December 2023. Pastore led Chemnitz to win the FIBA Europe Cup competition in April 2024. In the Bundesliga, he was named the best coach of the 2023–24 season.

References

1. Interperformances profile
2. "Rodrigo Pastore wird neuer Headcoach". chemnitz99.de (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2024.