Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz
Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz, better known as simply Biguá, is a Uruguayan professional basketball team based in Montevideo. The team currently plays in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.
| Biguá | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname | El Pato (The Duck) |
| Leagues | Liga Uruguaya de Basketball |
| Founded | 14 April 1931 |
| History | Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz 1931–present |
| Arena | Villa Biarritz |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| President | Tomás Wahrmann |
| Head coach | Alvaro Tito |
| Website | biguabasket.com |
The basketball section is part of a multi-sports club, which offers a wide variety of sports. Founded in 1931 after "Biguá" and "Club Biarritz" merged to form "Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz". So far, Biguá has won 3 Federal Championships (Uruguay's most important tournament until 2000) in 1988, 1989 and 1990, 3 Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (the new version of the Uruguayan basketball league) in 2007, 2008 and 2021, Torneo Super 4 in 2008 and 2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes in 1992 and 2008.
Honours
National championships
- Federal Championship of Uruguay
- Winners (3): 1988, 1989, 1990
- Champions (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021
- Torneo Super 4
- Winner (1): 2008
Head coaches
| Name | Nationality. | Períod |
|---|---|---|
| Víctor Hugo Berardi | Uruguay | 1988–1992 |
| Javier Espíndola | Uruguay | 1993 |
| Alejandro Gava | Uruguay | 1995 |
| Rubens Valenzuela | Uruguay | 1995–1996 |
| Enrique Perreta | Uruguay | 1997 |
| Víctor Hugo Berardi | Uruguay | 1998 |
| Enrique Perreta | Uruguay | 1998 |
| Horacio Perdomo | Uruguay | 1999–2000 |
| Francisco Bolaña | Uruguay | 2000–2002 |
| Alvaro Tito | Uruguay | 2002–2003 |
| Edgardo Kogan | Uruguay | 2004–2005 |
| Víctor Hugo Berardi | Uruguay | 2005 |
| Alvaro Tito | Uruguay | 2006 |
| Marcelo Signorelli | Uruguay | 2007 |
| Alejandro Alvarez | Uruguay | 2008 |
| Che García | Argentina | 2008–2009 |
| Alejandro Alvarez | Uruguay | 2009–2010 |
| Edgardo Kogan | Uruguay | 2010 |
| Juan Carlos Werstein | Uruguay | 2010 |
| Guillermo Narvarte | Argentina | 2011 |
| Alvaro Tito | Uruguay | 2011 - 2012 |
References
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