MADRID, May 7 (Reuters) - Spain have reappointed successful former coach Sergio Scariolo to oversee the Iberian nation's campaign at September's European championships, the Spanish basketball federation (FEB) said on Thursday.
Italian Scariolo, 54, led Spain to continental titles in 2009 and 2011 and a silver medal behind winners United States at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 before stepping down and being replaced by Spaniard Juan Antonio Orenga.
Orenga departed in September after two years in the job following Spain's surprise exit to France on home court in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
"Sergio Scariolo returns to the position which he held during the Olympic cycle 2009-2012, in which he became the coach with the most titles in the history of the national team," the FEB said on their website (www.