Puerto Rico national team At the
2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, Greece, he made history by becoming the first non-
Soviet coach to defeat the
United States during Olympic competition, and the first coach to defeat an American team composed of NBA players at an Olympics match.
Venezuela national team In 1991, after players
Carl Herrera,
Gabriel Estaba and
Yván Olivares expressed dissatisfaction with then-coach of the
Venezuela national basketball team Jesús Córdobés, Francisco Diez (then president of the Instituto Nacional del Deporte) travelled to Puerto Rico with the intention of recruiting Flor Meléndez. However, after negotiations were hindered due to his BSN contract, the coach recommended Toro for the role. Following a successful reunion, he took over the team. In his first competition, Toro led Venezuela to the first place of the South American Tournament, for which received a bonus of only $1,500. Toro returned the following year, when he coached the team to the final of the
1992 FIBA Americas Tournament, losing to the "
Dream Team". He coached until the following year, returning for a final stint in 1997. ==Personal life==