Moncho López

Moncho López
Club Ourense Baloncesto
PositionHead Coach
LeaguePrimera FEB
Personal information
Born (1969-07-10) 10 July 1969
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
Coaching
1995–1997CB Galicia
1998–2002Gijón Baloncesto
2002–2003Spain
2003–2006CB Breogán
2007CDB Sevilla
2008–2011Portugal
2009–2022FC Porto
2015Angola
2022–2023Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2024–presentOurense
Medals
FIBA EuroBasket
2003 Sweden National Team
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunisia National Team
AfroBasket
2015 Angola National Team

Ramon López Suárez, known as Moncho López (born 10 July 1969), is a Spanish basketball manager, who currently serves as the head coach for Club Ourense of the Primera FEB.

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