Moncho López

Moncho López
Personal information
Born (1969-07-10) July 10, 1969
Ferrol, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Position Head Coach
Career history
As coach:
1995–1997 CB Galicia
1998–2002 Gijón Baloncesto
2002–2003 Spain
2003–2006 Breogán
2007 Caja San Fernando
2008–2011 Portugal
2009–present FC Porto
2015 Angola
Medals
FIBA EuroBasket
2003 Sweden National Team
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunisia National Team
AfroBasket
2015 Angola National Team
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

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.

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 February 10, 2015, Moncho López was appointed head coach of the Angola national team for the 2015 AfroBasket.[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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