Pedro Ferrandiz, Real Madrid legend and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 93 / News - Basketnews.com

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Legendary Real Madrid coach Pedro Ferrandiz has passed away at the age of 93.

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Ferrandiz guided Real Madrid for 13 seasons in three different stages (1959-1962, 1964-1965 and 1966-1975) and won 12 league titles, 11 Copa del Reys and 4 European Cups. In addition, he managed the Spanish team between 1964 and 1965.

He is widely considered a true legend of Spanish basketball and, especially, of Real Madrid, since he's still the winningest coach in the history of the club's basketball section, having won a total of 27 out of the 93 Madrid titles. Coaches Lolo Sainz and Pablo Laso tie for second place on the list with 22 trophies.

The legacy created by Pedro Ferrandiz during his time on the bench has led him to be the most successful coach in Spanish basketball. He still holds the record of having become the coach who has won the most Leagues and the most Cups.

He coached Real Madrid for a total of 490 games and he was named Honorary Member of Real Madrid, included in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in the FIBA ​​Hall of Fame and also in the Spanish Basketball Hall of Fame.

The historic coach was born in 1928 in Alicante and has always defined himself as a basketball lover and a person devoted to sport, but also to Real Madrid. Not only was he coach of the first team, but he also went through the lower categories of the club. He arrived at the club in 1955 and established a training process that lasted another four seasons until he took the reins of the section.

"Pedro Ferrandiz is one of the great legends of Real Madrid and world basketball and his legacy will be eternal, not only because of his titles, but also because of his spirit of innovation and for being a visionary of the game, a unique figure who changed and revolutionized this sport for forever," Real Madrid's official announcement reads.

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