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- Role
- Head Coach
- Team
Crvena Zvezda- Nationality
- Spain
- Born
- 30 Apr 1976
Ibon Navarro has coached Crvena Zvezda since June 2026. He was born in Vitoria on 30 April 1976. He is 50, and he had never left the Spanish league before. He arrives from Unicaja, after four seasons in Malaga.
He left through an exit clause in his contract. Zvezda announced him on 12 June. Unicaja replaced him with Txus Vidorreta six days later.
He won seven trophies at Unicaja in four seasons. None of them came in the EuroLeague. He won 180 of his 261 games there.
He has been coaching since 2000. His first head job came in 2014, at Baskonia. Andorra was as far as he had gone.
FAQ About Ibon Navarro
Which seven trophies did he win at Unicaja?
Two FIBA Intercontinental Cups, in 2024 and 2025. Two Basketball Champions League titles, in the same two years, which made Unicaja the second Spanish club to win that competition twice in a row. Two Spanish Cups, in 2023 and 2025. And the Spanish Supercup in 2024.
Where did he coach before Unicaja?
Baskonia gave him his first head job in the 2014-15 season. Manresa followed for two years, then Murcia for one. He spent four seasons at Andorra before Malaga, which is the longest he had stayed anywhere until then.
How did he get into coaching?
He holds a degree in chemical sciences. He started in 2000 and spent fourteen years in youth and assistant roles, at Baskonia, Tenerife, Valencia and Menorca, and as an assistant with the Puerto Rico national team.
Coaching record
- Crvena Zvezda appoint Ibon NavarroCoaching Change
Ibon Navarro leaves UnicajaReleased
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