Aíto García Reneses

Aíto García Reneses
	Aíto in 2024
Personal information
Born	20 December 1946; Madrid, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1963–1973
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1998–present
Career history
As a player:
1963–1968	Estudiantes
1968–1973	FC Barcelona
As a coach:
1973–1983	Círculo Católico / Cotonificio
1983–1985	Joventut Badalona
1985–1990	FC Barcelona
1992–1997	FC Barcelona
1998–2001	FC Barcelona
2003–2008	Joventut Badalona
2008	Spain
2008–2011	Unicaja
2012–2014	Sevilla
2014–2016	Gran Canaria
2017–2021	Alba Berlin
2022–2023	Bàsquet Girona
Career highlights
	As head coach: FIBA European Super Cup champion (1986); EuroCup champion (2008); FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1986); 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1987, 1999); FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2006); 9× Liga ACB champion (1987–1990, 1995–1997, 1999, 2001); 5× Spanish Cup winner (1987, 1988, 1994, 2001, 2008); Spanish Super Cup winner (1987); Prince of Asturias Cup winner (1988); Catalan League champion (2005); 2× Bundesliga champion (2020, 2021); German Cup winner (2020); FIBA European Selection Head coach (1990); 2× EuroCup Coach of the Year (2015, 2019); ULEB All-Star Game (1994); 4× AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year (1976, 1990, 2006, 2008); 3× Spanish All-Star Game (1986, 1988, 2001 (II)); Bundesliga Coach of the Year (2018);
Representing Spain
Men's basketball Head coach
Summer Olympics
European U16 Championship

Alejandro "Aíto" García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually and most commonly known as just "Aíto", is a Spanish former professional basketball player and coach. As a head coach at the professional club level, García Reneses won the FIBA European Super Cup championship in 1986. He was also a Finalist of Europe's top-tier level pro club competition, the EuroLeague, on three occasions with Spanish club FC Barcelona: in the 1989–90, 1995–96, and 1996–97 seasons. He also coached Barcelona in six EuroLeague Final Fours. García Reneses also won five European-wide professional club championships. He won two European-wide 2nd-tier level championships, as he won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship with FC Barcelona, in the 1985–86 season; and the EuroCup championship with the Spanish club Joventut Badalona, in the 2007–08 season. He also won three European-wide 3rd-tier level championships, as he won the FIBA Korać Cup championship with Joventut Badalona, in the 1986–87 season, the FIBA Korać Cup championship with Barcelona, in the 1998–99 season, and the FIBA EuroChallenge championship with Joventut Badalona, in the 2005–06 season.

García Reneses was the first head coach to win the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup's Coach of the Year award twice, as he won the award with Gran Canaria in 2015, and also with Alba Berlin in 2019. During his club head coaching career, García Reneses trained and developed several young players that would eventually go on to play in the NBA, such as: Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, and Kristaps Porziņģis.

García Reneses was also the head coach of the senior Spanish national team. He led Spain's national team to the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.