Manuel da Ressurreição Figueiredo da Silva, nicknamed Gi, (born 27/04/68 in Luanda), is a former
Angola
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n basketball player and a current basketball coach.
At club level, Gi has been leading a reorganization effort of basketball at
Clube Ferroviário de Luanda
''Clube Ferroviário de Luanda'' is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club owns its name to its major sponsor, the Luanda Railway Company.
In 1953 the team has won the Campeonato Estadual da I Divisão (''Angola's top division be ...
. In 2013, he has been appointed head coach of
Angola's under-16 national basketball team. Following up to the success, he was appointed head coach of the U18 squad, two years later.
2013
In July 2013, "Gi" led Angola's under-16 national basketball team to their first continental title, beating Egypt 75-66 in the final, thus securing a spot at the
2014 under-17 world basketball championship in
Dubai
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2016
In July 2016, "Gi" led Angola's under-18 national basketball team to their fourth African title, beating Egypt 86-82 in the final, in overtime, and qualify the team to the
2017 under-19 world basketball championship in
Egypt
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.
External links
Profile at FIBA.comJornal dos Desportos Interview pt
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Manuel
1968 births
Living people
Angolan basketball coaches