Ricardo González Dávila Explained

Ricardo González Dávila
Team:Tunisia
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:1972 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Years1:1990–1991
Team1:Fuenlabrada
Cyears1:2010–2012
Cteam1:CB Ciudad de Burgos
Cyears2:2013–2015
Cteam2:Chile (women's)
Cyears3:2016
Cteam3:La Salle-Olympic
Cyears4:2016
Cteam4:North Korea (men's)
Cyears5:2016
Cteam5:North Korea (women's)
Cyears6:2017
Cteam6:Tromsø Storm
Cyears7:2017–2018
Cteam7:Skallagrímur
Cyears8:2021–present
Cteam8:Tunisia (women's)

Ricardo González Dávila (born May 26, 1972) is a Spanish basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Tunisia women's national basketball team. He coached North Korea's men's and women's national basketball teams from September to December 2016.[1] [2] [3] He coached the Chilean women's national basketball team from 2013 to 2015.[4]

Coaching career

In 2016, Dávila was hired as the head coach of La Salle-Olympic.[4]

On June 3, 2017, Dávila was hired as the head coach of Skallagrímur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[5] On January 14, Skallagrímur fired Dávila as its head coach. Skallagrímur had lost in the Icelandic Basketball Cup semi-finals two days before and a rift between Dávila and star player Carmen Tyson-Thomas became public after the game.[6] [7]

On January 27, Dávila was hired as a coach to Keflavík's junior basketball teams.[8]

Personal life

Dávila is married to Lidia Mirchandani, a former professional basketball player and former member of the Spanish women's national basketball team.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manuel de la Torre Sanz. Corea del Norte será potencia en casi todos los deportes. 14 January 2018. Diario AS. 5 January 2017. Spanish.
  2. News: Un día me fui a entrenar a Corea del Norte. 14 January 2018. Marca. 19 December 2016. Spanish.
  3. News: Emilio V. Escudero. Un seleccionador español para Corea del Norte. 14 January 2018. ABC. 9 November 2016. Spanish.
  4. News: Gabriel Caero Rodríguez. González llega para triunfar en La Salle. 14 January 2018. Los Tiempos. 6 March 2016. Spanish.
  5. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Fyrrverandi landsliðsþjálfari Norður-Kóreu tekur við Skallagrími. 29 December 2017. Vísir.is. 3 June 2017. Icelandic.
  6. News: Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir. Ricardo rekinn frá Skallagrím. 14 January 2018. Vísir.is. 14 January 2018. Icelandic.
  7. News: Sindri Sverrisson. Mikið búið að reyna á alla hjá félaginu. 23 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 23 January 2018. Icelandic.
  8. News: Richi til Keflavíkur. 27 January 2018. karfan.is. 27 January 2018. Icelandic.