Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional
basketball
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player and
coach
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. Sainz spent most of his career with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, either as a player, or a
head coach
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. He did however, also coach the senior
Spain national team, between 1993 and 2001. On 3 February 2008, he was chosen as one of the
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, over the previous half-century, by the
EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.
Playing career
Clubs
As a player with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, Sainz won 4
FIBA European Champions Cup (now called
EuroLeague) titles (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968).
Spanish senior national team
As a player, Sainz was a member of the senior
Spain national basketball team
The Spain men's national basketball team ( es, Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spa ...
. With Spain, he played at the
EuroBasket 1961
The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
, the
1963 EuroBasket
The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
, and the
1965 EuroBasket
The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
Results
First round
Group A – Moscow
Group B – Tbilisi
...
.
Coaching career
Clubs
As a
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, Sainz won 2
FIBA European Champions Cup (now called
EuroLeague) titles (1978, 1980). He was the
AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year in 1977, 1985, and 1991.
National team career
Sainz was also the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
of the senior
Spanish national team, between 1993 and 2001. He led Spain to a silver medal at the
1999 EuroBasket
The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...
.
See also
*
List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches
The list of EuroLeague-winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the EuroLeague championship. The EuroLeague is the European-wide top-tier level professional basketball club competition. The competition was originally calle ...
References
External links
FIBA Player ProfileReal Madrid Profile
1940 births
Living people
EuroLeague-winning coaches
Joventut Badalona coaches
People from Tétouan
Point guards
Real Madrid basketball coaches
Real Madrid Baloncesto players
Shooting guards
Spanish basketball coaches
Spanish men's basketball players
Spanish Olympic coaches
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