Water polo: Pro Recco, after Rudic comes Hernandez

Gabriel "Gabi" Hernández, 45, from Barcelona, ​​is the new Pro Recco manager. He takes over from Ratko Rudic who has decided not to train anymore. Hernandez began training the Sabadell in 2011, with which he won the King's Cup and the Spanish Super Cup. After three years the call of the Spanish national team arrives, leading up to the Rio 2016 Olympics, closed in 7/0 place. He was then a consultant to the Argentine federation for two years, before traveling the world to teach water polo for Fina.
    As a player he played two Olympic games (2000, 2004) and won the 2001 world championship in Fukuoka. In Italy he played in Pescara. "An inspiration to arrive at Pro Recco after Rudic - he says -. Pro Recco represents a challenge, but also a joy: for a coach to lead this team is a fantastic opportunity. My philosophy? A formation in which every player must feel important "I focus on players with a sense of belonging which is something that goes beyond the length of the contract; individual talent is important, but alone is not enough. To win you need the group".
    ; "Gabi Hernández is a modern coach, with ideas, personality and international experience: his teams have always had a precise game identity", says president Maurizio Felugo. "We will work to entrust him with a highly competitive formation, more contained in the number of players to favor the aspect of compactness".