MADRID, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona has sacked its basketball coach Joan Penarroya after a poor start to the season.
"Joan Penarroya is to leave his role as first team coach," announced the FC Barcelona website.
The 56-year-old has lost his job after three painful losses, ending with Sunday's 96-78 defeat to Basquet Girona, which follows home losses to UCAM Murcia and Real Madrid in the EuroLeague.
Those defeats, which are partly due to Barcelona's defensive problems, leave the club 11th out of 18 teams in the domestic Liga ACB with two wins and four defeats, while in the EuroLeague, Barcelona is ninth out of 20 teams with five wins and four losses.
Penarroya, who joined Barcelona at the start of the 2024-2025 season, had a win-loss record of 51-41 with the club, failing to win any titles or contest any finals. ■
