Pablo Lassoformer coach, among other teams, of Gipuzkoa Basket and of the real Madrid and also coach of the Euskal Selekzioahas signed as new coach of Bayern Munich until the end of the 2024-25 seasonas reported by the German club in a statement on Monday.

Laso, 55, thus returns to the bench, after his departure in the summer of 2022 from Real Madrid, which he had directed with notable success since 2011; With the Madrid team, he has won two Euroleagues, six Leagues, six Cups, seven Super Cups and one Intercontinental Cup as coach, for a total of 22 titles.

His time at Real Madrid ended in July 2022, a month after suffering a heart attack, when the white club announced his departure, and later the election of Chus Mateo, until then his second, as the new coach of the first team.

“It’s a great honor and I’m glad to be in Munich,” said Laso, who thanked Bayern for counting on him to “be a part” of their project in the Euroleague and in the German League: “Of course, I’d be happy to achieve similar successes as in the past, but success is not defined solely by winning the EuroLeague, and that should be clear to everyone. I am 100 percent committed and ready to help Bayern reach the next level of this exciting project.” , has pointed.

In the 2022-23 campaign, Bayern have won the Cup, and have qualified in fifteenth position in the Euroleague.

Source: Eitb

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