Roger Grimau

Roger Grimau
	Grimau in 2023
CS Dinamo București
Position	Head coach
League	Liga Națională
Personal information
Born	14 July 1978 (age 46); Barcelona, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1996–2015
Position	Guard / small forward
Coaching career	2016–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1999	Joventut Badalona
1999–2003	Lleida
2003–2011	FC Barcelona
2011–2014	Bilbao Basket
2014–2015	Manresa
As coach:
2016–2023	JAC Sants
2023–2024	Barcelona
2024–present	Dinamo București
Career highlights and awards
	Euroleague champion (2010);
Representing Spain
Men's Basketball
Mediterranean Games
FIBA EuroBasket

Roger Grimau Gragera (born 14 July 1978) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Dinamo București of the Liga Națională. During his playing days, he was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall swingman, that could also play as a point guard.

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Grimau quickly moved to continue a family legacy in the world of basketball. Like his father before him, and as his two younger siblings who would follow suit, Roger rose to the ranks as a professional basketball player.

Thumb — Grimau warming up with FC Barcelona

At Lleida, he propelled his team to the Liga ACB, Spanish basketball's premier division. He was the undoubted star of a young team which won promotion to the league. As well as being named an all-star in their promotion season, he also earned a move to his next club, FC Barcelona and with it, a call up to the Spain national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.

In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Bilbao Basket.^[1] He stayed in the club until September 2014.

In June 2015, Grimau decided to retire from basketball.^[2]

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Grimau has also been a member of the Spain national basketball team. He won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean games, and the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003.

After his retirement, for the 2015–16 season, Grimau started his coach career as assistant coach of Catalana amateur club CB Sant Just. One year later, he signed with Liga EBA club JAC Sants for his first experience as head coach.^[3]

On 26 June 2023, Grimau was appointed head coach of FC Barcelona, replacing Šarūnas Jasikevičius.^[4]

On November 5, 2024, he signed with Dinamo București of the Liga Națională.^[5]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes season in which Grimau won the EuroLeague
*	Led the league

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Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2003–04	Barcelona	9	2	18.0	.571	.200	.944	2.1	1.1	1.4	.1	6.7	8.7
2004–05		16	1	14.7	.484	.250	.833	2.3	.7	.6	.1	5.2	5.1
2005–06		18	0	12.8	.448	.333	1.000	.9	.7	.9	.1	4.2	2.8
2006–07		20	0	12.7	.424	.455	.680	2.0	1.0	.7	.2	4.2	3.7
2007–08		22	1	21.1	.479	.373	.816	3.6	1.7	1.2	.2	9.9	10.0
2008–09		23*	0	16.1	.515	.304	.816	2.4	.7	.9	.2	6.3	6.5
2009–10†		22*	3	13.5	.473	.273	.800	2.1	1.1	.3	.1	4.5	4.9
2010–11		20	8	14.8	.500	.308	.643	1.4	.8	.6	.2	4.5	2.8
2011–12	Bilbao	20	4	14.2	.392	.263	1.000	2.1	.9	.4	.1	4.1	2.7
Career		170	19	15.3	.474	.322	.821	2.1	1.0	.7	.1	5.5	5.1