Paolo Galbiati

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Paolo Galbiati
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Galbiati with Aquila Basket in 2024
Baskonia
Position Head coach
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1984-02-20) February 20, 1984 (age 41)
Vimercate, Italy
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
Coaching
2017–2018 Auxilium Torino (assistant)
2018–2019Auxilium Torino
2019–2020 Biella
2020–2022 Vanoli Cremona
2022–2023 Varese (assistant)
2023–2025 Aquila Trento
2025–present Baskonia
Career highlights

Paolo Galbiati (born February 20, 1984) is an Italian professional basketball coach for Baskonia of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague. He has also coached the U20 Italian national team.

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Professional career

Galbiati started his basketball coaching career in the youth teams of Bernareggio, Rhinos Robbiate Basket and Olimpia Milano, in which he coached several teams between 2012 and 2017. [1] [2] [3]

His career in professional basketball started when he became an assistant coach for Auxilium Torino of the LBA in 2017. In February 2018, he was named head coach of Torino. He would go on to win the club's first major title, the 2018 Italian Basketball Cup, shortly after taking over as head coach. [4]

In 2019, he became the head coach of Pallacanestro Biella, then playing in the Serie A2. He signed for Vanoli Cremona of the LBA in 2020. [4]

After leaving Cremona in 2022, Galbiati joined Pallacanestro Varese of the LBA as an assistant coach. [5]

Aquila Trento (2023–2025)

In June 2023, Galbiati became the head coach of Aquila Trento of the LBA and EuroCup. [6] Managing to reach the Serie A playoffs in both seasons with Trento, Galbiati won his second Italian Basketball Cup in 2025. [7]

Baskonia (2025–present)

On August 8, 2025, Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague announced Galbiati as head coach, signing a two-season deal. Galbiati replaced Spanish coach Pablo Laso on the job. [8]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

TeamYearGWLW–L%Result
Baskonia 2025–26 19613.316
Career19613.316

References

  1. ↑ Bloise, Lorenzo (February 17, 2025). "Paolo Galbiati, il "ladro di pallacanestro" che ha portato Trento al primo storico trionfo". ilfattoquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Robbiate: Paolo Galbiati alla guida del Torino in A. E' ex giocatore e allenatore dei Rhinos". merateonline.it (in Italian). February 8, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Paolo Galbiati EuroLeague Profile". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Quién es Paolo Galbiati, el sustituto de Pablo Laso en el Baskonia". gigantes.com (in Spanish). August 8, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Paolo Galbiati entra a far parte dello staff tecnico Biancorosso". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). July 11, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Aquila Basket, ecco il nuovo coach Paolo Galbiati: "Combatteremo su ogni pallone"". rainews.it (in Italian). June 5, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Trento vince la Coppa Italia: Olimpia Milano ko 79-63 nelle Final Eight". rainews.it (in Italian). February 16, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Baskonia appoints Paolo Galbiati as new coach". euroleaguebasketball.net. August 8, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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