Moncho López Explained

Moncho López
League:B.League
Team:Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Position:Head Coach
Birth Date:10 July 1969
Birth Place:Ferrol, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Cyears1:1995–1997
Cteam1:CB Galicia
Cyears2:1998–2002
Cteam2:Gijón Baloncesto
Cyears3:2002–2003
Cteam3:Spain
Cyears4:2003–2006
Cteam4:Breogán
Cyears5:2007
Cteam5:Caja San Fernando
Cyears6:2008–2011
Cteam6:Portugal
Cyears7:2009–present
Cteam7:FC Porto
Cyears8:2015
Cteam8:Angola

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 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: FC Porto apresentou Moncho López. 19 September 2011. Público. 19 May 2009. Portuguese.
  2. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2015/1/7/Basketball-Spanish-Moncho-Lopez-appointed-new-coach-Angola,ed257a11-f1d3-4c16-91c8-87e87eb7e8bb.html Basketball: Spanish Moncho Lopez appointed new coach of Angola