Hakim Salem
Hakim Salem (born 30 November 1977) is an Egyptian-born Dutch basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Nyon Basket Fèminin. He was the coach of the Netherlands women's national basketball team from 2017 to 2021.
 Salem in 2011 | |
| Nyon Basket Fèminin | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 November 1977 Giza, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch / Egyptian |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2011 | ABC Amsterdam |
| 2011–2012 | Donar |
| 2013–2014 | Apollo Amsterdam |
| 2016–2017 | Lecdetec.nl Bemmel |
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands women national team (assistant) |
| 2016–2021 | Netherlands women national 3x3 team |
| 2017–2021 | Netherlands women national team |
| 2021–present | Nyon Basket Fèminin |
Early life
Born in Giza, Salem moved to the Netherlands when he was 14 years old.[1] He played basketball with Landslake Lions and Canadians in Amsterdam. He started his coaching career at BV Lely, where he coached several teams over 8 years. In 2009, Salem started coaching for ABC Amsterdam.
Coaching career
In 2010, Salem made his debut at the highest level when he coached the ABC Amsterdam team in the Dutch Basketball League. He managed to lead the team to the playoffs. In October 2011, Salem was presented as the new coach of Donar, then named GasTerra Flames for sponsorship reasons.[2] He signed a two-year contract, however, he was fired in December 2012 due to disappointing results.[3]
On 5 August 2011, Salem signed as head coach of Apollo Amsterdam, a newly found club which replaced ABC Amsterdam at the highest level.[4] In the summer of 2015, Salem was an assistant coach for the Netherlands women's team.
In January 2017, Salem was assigned as the new head coach of the Netherlands national women's team.[5]