Miguel Lutonda Explained

Miguel Lutonda
Position:Assistant coach
Height Cm:186
Weight Kg:78
Team:Primeiro de Agosto
League:Angolan League
Africa Club Champions Cup
Nationality:Angolan
Birth Date:24 December 1971
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Career Start:1985
Career End:2012
Years1:1985
Team1:GD Banca
Years2:1986–1996
Team2:GD Nocal
Years3:1996–1997
Team3:ASA
Years4:1998–2012
Team4:1º de Agosto

Miguel Pontes Timóteo Lutonda, 186 cm/´6'1", 78 kg/72 lbs, (born 14 December 1971) is a retired Angolan professional basketball point guard.

For two consecutive years: 2001 and 2002, he received the Angola Sportsman of the Year Award.

He is a two-time FIBA Africa Championship MVP, having won such title in 2001 and 2003. He was also voted MVP at the 2003 Angolan league.

On 17 October 2012 Lutonda played his last official match for Primeiro de Agosto, in a game against Recreativo do Libolo for the Victorino Cunha Cup. At the end of the game, his 14 jersey was retired by Primeiro de Agosto.

Career as a Player

Lutonda represented Angola at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics with the Angola national basketball team. He also competed with Angola at the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championships.

Coaching career

In June 2013, Lutonda has been appointed assistant coach of Angola's U-16 national basketball team. In July 2013, Lutonda won his first gold medal (as assistant coach) as Angola beat Egypt 75-66 in the final.

Achievements

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2003 Afrobasket
2003 BAI Basket
2001 Afrobasket

Titles Won

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2012Angola Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2011Angola Super Cup (PRI)
2010BAI Basket (PRI) Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2009Angolan League (PRI)Angola Cup (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2008Angolan League (PRI)Angola Cup (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2007Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)AfroBasket (ANG)
2006Angola Cup (PRI)
2005Angolan League (PRI)Angola Cup (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)AfroBasket (ANG)
2004Angolan League (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2003Angolan League (PRI)Angola Cup (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)AfroBasket (ANG)
2002Angolan League (PRI) Angola Cup(PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)Champions Cup (PRI)
2001Angolan League (PRI)Angola Super Cup (PRI)AfroBasket (ANG)
1999AfroBasket (ANG)
1997Angolan League (ASA)
1996Angolan League (ASA)

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