Attilio Caja (born 20 May 1961 in Pavia, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is head coach for Scafati Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Attilio Caja
Caja with Pallacanestro Varese in 2015.
Fortitudo Bologna
PositionHead coach
LeagueLBA2
Personal information
Born (1961-05-20) 20 May 1961 (age 63)
Pavia, Italy
NationalityItalian
Career history
As coach:
1992–1994Pallacanestro Pavia
1994–1999Virtus Roma
1997Italy national basketball team
1999–2000Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2000–2002Virtus Roma
2002–2004Olimpia Milano
2004–2005Basket Napoli
2005–2006Roseto Sharks
2006Aironi Basket Novara
2007–2008Olimpia Milano
2008Pallalcesto Amatori Udine
2010Vanoli Cremona
2010–2011Basket Rimini Crabs
2011–2012Vanoli Cremona
2013–2014Affrico Firenze
2015Pallacanestro Varese
2015–2016Virtus Roma
2016–2020Pallacanestro Varese
2021–2022Reggio Emilia
2022–2023Scafati Basket
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Head Coach for  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari National Team

Coaching career

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He was head-coach of the Italian national basketball team in 1997, and led them to the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

His first time as a head coach was with Pallacanestro Pavia in 1992.

Since 2016 he is the head-coach of the Italian basketball team Pallacanestro Varese.[1]

In 2021 he signed a contract with Reggio Emilia to replace Antimo Martino.[2]

On November 9, 2022, he signed with Scafati Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[3]

Honors and titles

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Head coach

Virtus Roma: 2000
Virtus Roma: 1996

References

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  1. ^ "Attilio Caja è il nuovo allenatore della Openjobmetis Varese" [Attilio Caja is the new head-coach of Openjobmetis Varese]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Attilio Caja è il nuovo allenatore della Pallacanestro Reggiana" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 16 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Givova Scafati, è Attilio Caja il Nuovo Capo Allenatore". scafatibasket.com (in Italian). November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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