Nationality Argentine 1997–1999 Boca Juniors | Coaching career 1990–present Position Head coach | |
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Born January 11, 1965 (age 52)
Bahía Blanca, Argentina ( 1965-01-11 ) 1990–1992 Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca 1992–1997 Peñarol de Mar del Plata 2000 Cangrejeros de Santurce | ||
Néstor Rafael "Che" García (born January 11, 1965) is an Argentine professional basketball coach.
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Professional clubs
García won the 3rd-tier South American Club Championship in 2008, with Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz. He also won the 1st-tier FIBA Americas League championship in 2016, with Guaros de Lara.
National teams
García coached the Uruguayan national basketball team in 2003. He also coached Argentina's national team at the 2012 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal. He has also coached the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team.
As the head coach of Venezuela, he won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the gold medal at the 2016 South American Championship. He also coached Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics.