Félix Bañobre

Félix Bañobre Carballo (born 5 July 1970) is a Spanish basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the Tigers Tübingen. He also holds British citizenship.

Early life Even though Bañobre was born in London, his home town is A Coruña. Bañobre returned to his home country at the age of 15. Because of his height, he was approached by a scout from first division club CB OAR Ferrol.

Playing career Bañobre played as Swingman. In 2016, he recalled that as a player, he had been a good shooter who once scored 56 points in a game. Then, he managed the German regional league club BC Erfurt in 2015-16. In 2016, Bañobre already had 27 years of experience in the coaching sector. He later left Wedel and joined Bochum for the 2019-20 season.

In his first year, he and the team qualified for the ProB playoffs. In the following season, Bochum was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga ProA. In their first year in ProA, they managed to stay in the league. In the 2022-23 season, the team barely missed the ProA play-offs, In late April 2023, he extended his contract there until 2026. but remained in the league, because no teams were promoted from the ProB. In the 2024-25 season, Bañobre led Bochum to its first ProA playoff appearance in team history. They fell to regular season champions Jena (0-3) in the opening round (quarter finals).

In April 2026, he was appointed as head coach of German ProA squad Tigers Tübingen.

Coaching style In mid-2016, Bañobre stated that he follows the “Spanish style of basketball,” meaning much freedom for the players while taking away pressure from them.

Personal He plays chess in his free time, collects exclusive wristwatches.