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Xavier Pascual

Head coach • Spain
🥳 September 9, 1972
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From 1990 to 2005, Pascual worked as a head coach and assistant in five different clubs, but they were all youth or amateur ones. At that time, the future Zenit coach was studying to become an engineer and had to work in basketball to support himself financially. In 1995, he took on the position of technical director at a Catalan company but didn't want to give up coaching. And so it continued... He gradually progressed to the fourth division of the Spanish championship and eventually reached the youth team of his hometown club, Barcelona.

Pascual spent a total of 11 years at Barcelona. In the first three years, he was an assistant to Dusko Ivanovic, a coach whom Xavi himself loved, respected, and followed even before they worked together. But on February 14, 2008, Ivanovic left and did it so unexpectedly that there was practically no time to find a replacement. At first, Xavi temporarily took on the role for a month, and then until the end of the season.

Thus began Xavi Pascual's independent career, during which he led the Catalan giants for 8 years, bringing them the Euroleague championship, four national league titles, three Copa del Rey trophies, and four Spanish Supercup titles.

Afterward, Pascual spent two years in Greece, where he won two championships with Panathinaikos and one national cup title. After leaving Panathinaikos, the Spaniard took a season off, and in 2020, he found himself in St. Petersburg. Over the course of three seasons, he led our team to two victories in the Konstantin Kondrashin and Alexander Gomelsky Cup, a victory in the United League Supercup, and, of course, the title of the United League champion in 2022.

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Photo: Zenit departure to Moscow for the game against CSKA Moscow — October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before departure to Moscow for the game against CSKA Moscow — October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before departure to Moscow for the game against CSKA Moscow — October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024
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Photo: Before the Game. Zenit vs. Pari NN — October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before home game against Lokomotiv Kuban — October 5, 2024
October 5, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before home game against Lokomotiv Kuban — October 5, 2024
October 5, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before home game against Parma — October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice in Kazan before the match against UNICS — September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024
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Photo: Zenit practice before home game against Avtodor — September 24, 2024
September 23, 2024
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Photo: Awarding ceremony of the VTB League Supercup bronze medalists — September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024
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Photo: Crvena Zvezda vs. Zenit — September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024
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Photo: UNICS vs. Zenit — September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
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Photo: UNICS vs. Zenit — September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
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Photo: UNICS vs. Zenit — September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. Besiktas — September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. Besiktas — September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. Besiktas — September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. Besiktas — September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
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Photo: Before the Game. Zenit vs. Besiktas — September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. UNICS — September 6, 2024
September 6, 2024
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Photo: Erokspor vs. Zenit — August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
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Photo: Zenit training camp in Turkey, Day 4 — August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
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Photo: Zenit training camp in Turkey, Day 4 — August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
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Photo: Zenit's departure for a training camp in Turkey — August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024
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Photo: Zenit vs. Tambov — August 24, 2024
August 24, 2024
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Photo: Closing of the 2023/24 season. Autograph session — June 4, 2024
June 5, 2024
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Photo: Closing of the 2023/24 season. Meeting with Zenit fans — June 4, 2024
June 5, 2024
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Photo: Closing of the 2023/24 season. Meeting with Zenit fans — June 4, 2024
June 5, 2024
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Photo: Before the Game. Zenit vs. Lokomotiv Kuban — May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024
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Photo: Before the Game. Zenit vs. Lokomotiv Kuban — May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024
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