Chus Mateo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mateo and the second or maternal family name is Díez.
Chus Mateo
Real Madrid
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1969-01-23) January 23, 1969 (age 55)
Madrid, Spain
Coaching career1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1997Spain U16 (assistant)
1995–1997Real Canoe (assistant)
1997–1999Real Madrid B (assistant)
1999–2000,
2002–2004		Real Madrid (assistant)
2004–2006Unicaja Málaga (assistant)
2006–2007CAI Zaragoza
2007–2009Fuenlabrada (assistant)
2009Fuenlabrada
2011–2012Unicaja Málaga
2012–2013Shanxi Brave Dragons
2013–2014Fuenlabrada
2014–2022Real Madrid (assistant)
2022–presentReal Madrid
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Jesús "Chus" Alfonso Mateo Díez (born January 23, 1969) is a Spanish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Coaching career

Mateo spent most of his career as an assistant coach. He began coaching at the youth basketball teams of the Augustinian College of Madrid and Real Madrid, where he worked from 1991 to 1995. Between 1993 and 1997, he was an assistant coach of Spain U16.[1]

On 27 June 2006, Mateo was appointed by CAI Zaragoza, becoming a head coach for the first time in his career.[1]

In 2012, Mateo went abroad, signing with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[2]

In 2014, he became Pablo Laso's assistant at Real Madrid. Apart from winning a lot of trophies as Laso's understudy, Mateo also led Madrid to victories as an interim head coach. Under his rein, on 23 December 2021, an extremely depleted due to COVID-19 Real Madrid squad won against highly favored CSKA Moscow.[3] Mateo also led Madrid to a 3–1 victory in the 2022 ACB playoff final series against Barcelona to win a record 36th league title for Los Blancos.[4]

On 5 July 2022, Mateo was promoted to a permanent head coach role after Real Madrid parted ways with Laso.[5][6] On 21 May 2023, in his first full season as head coach, Mateo led Madrid to their 11th EuroLeague championship despite missing several key players due to injuries and suspensions.[7] On 12 May 2024, Mateo was named EuroLeague Coach of the Year after guiding Real Madrid to first place in the 2023–24 EuroLeague regular season.[8] He also led Madrid to a 3–0 win in the 2024 ACB playoff final series against UCAM Murcia, reclaiming the Spanish league title for Los Blancos after a year off.

Coaching record

Legend
G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Real Madrid 2021–22 3 3 0 1.000 Lost in the final game
Real Madrid 2022–23 41 28 13 .683 Won EuroLeague Championship
Real Madrid 2023–24 39 31 8 .795 Lost in the final game
Career 83 62 21 .747

Personal life

Mateo has his own basketball academy named after him.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chus Mateo, nuevo entrenador de CAI Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Solobasket. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Paco Aurioles se marcha a entrenar a China con Chus Mateo" (in Spanish). malagahoy.es. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Madrid enjoy epic win over CSKA". Real Madrid. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Mateo: "Hemos sido un equipo con mayúsculas"" (in Spanish). ACB. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). Real Madrid. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Real promotes assistant Mateo to head coach". EuroLeague Basketball. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Real Madrid beats Olympiacos to win its 11th EuroLeague title!". EuroLeague Basketball. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Chus Mateo is voted by his peers as the EuroLeague Coach of the Year". EuroLeague Basketball. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ Chus Mateo Academy