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
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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

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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