The assistant will lead the team for the first time against Baskonia on Thursday
Pedro Calles replaces Israel Gonzalez as ALBA head coach
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ALBA Berlin has announced its decision to part ways with head coach Israel Gonzalez, who has been replaced by his assistant, Pedro Calles.
Gonzalez oversaw 129 ALBA games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague over the last four seasons, posting a 33-96 record. He had previously worked as an assistant at ALBA between 2017 and 2021, when he was promoted to the role of head coach.
This season, Gonzalez's ALBA have gone 4-24 and sit bottom of the EuroLeague standings.
Calles, meanwhile, will get his first taste of being a head coach at the EuroLeague level. His only previous experience in Europe's top two continental competitions came in the 2021-22 season with Veolia Towers Hamburg, which he led to a 7-11 record in the BKT EuroCup.
Like Gonzalez, Calles takes on this role after being an assistant coach at the club. He arrived at ALBA in January 2025 and has previously been head coach at three German clubs: Rasta Vechta (2018-20), Hamburg (2020-22) and Oldenburg (2022-24).
Calles, who took ALBA's training session this Wednesday morning, will lead the team for the first time on Thursday night as the German side takes on Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz at Uber Arena.