He coached Real Madrid for three years, winning one Liga ACB championship, and a ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) title.

At the same time, he worked for the women's team EB Santísima Trinitat, as well as the small club CB Sant Adriá.

The team also won the European-wide ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) competition, and he was named the AEEB Coach of the Year.

The team lost in the first round of the Liga ACB playoffs and didn't reach the EuroLeague Final Four for the 12th consecutive year.

After losing in the Liga ACB playoffs' second round to TAU Cerámica, Plaza was sacked, and he was replaced by the 4 times EuroLeague champion head coach, Ettore Messina, on June 18.