Moncho López

Ramon López Suárez, known as Moncho López (born 10 July 1969 in Ferrol), is a Spanish basketball manager and the current coach of FC Porto and the Angola national basketball team.

Moncho López
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
PositionHead Coach
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1969-07-10) 10 July 1969
Ferrol, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Career history
As coach:
1995–1997CB Galicia
1998–2002Gijón Baloncesto
2002–2003Spain
2003–2006Breogán
2007Caja San Fernando
2008–2011Portugal
2009–presentFC Porto
2015Angola
Medals
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden National Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunisia National Team
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place2015 AngolaNational Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Coach career

López coached Baloncesto Galicia Ferrol (1995–1997) and Gijón Baloncesto (1998–2002), before taking office as the coach of Spain, which he guided to a silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003. After a brief spell at CB Sevilla, he was sacked after finishing 13th in the ACB. He was without a club when he was hired to coach the Portugal national basketball team, in January 2008. Portugal failed the direct qualification for the EuroBasket 2009, as well as the final play-offs. The team's performance at the EuroBasket 2011 qualification round lead to his dismissal from office.

Before leaving Portugal national team, he cumulated the coaching position in FC Porto since 2009.[1]

On 10 February 2015 Moncho López was appointed head coach of the Angola national team for the 2015 AfroBasket, where he won the bronze medal. He left office in August 2015.[2]

References
  1. "FC Porto apresentou Moncho López". Público (in Portuguese). 19 May 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. Basketball: Spanish Moncho Lopez appointed new coach of Angola; Agência Angola Press; 10 February 2015
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