Michael Plowden (1958 -
Pinhal Novo
Pinhal Novo () is a town in Portugal situated in the Península de Setúbal, Setúbal Peninsula halfway between Lisbon and Setúbal. It is a freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of the Palmela Municipality. The population in 2011 was 25,000, – 28 February 2008) was an American-born Portuguese naturalized basketball player and coach. He played as a power forward.
Plowden came to Portugal still in his 20s to play for
Barreirense
Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...
. He later would represent
Benfica, in the best years of his career, winning several National Champion titles and the Cup of Portugal. Also important, in the last years of its career as a professional player, namely for its social and regional impact in the divulgation of basketball, was its passage by the club representing Alentejo Region: Juventude Sport Clube, from Évora, Portugal.
He was capped 61 times for
Portugal
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, since 1988.
Plowden, after ending his player career, become a coach. He died suddenly while coaching
Quintajense, at his team pavilion.
1958 births
2008 deaths
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Portuguese basketball coaches
Portuguese men's basketball players
Power forwards
Saginaw Valley State Cardinals men's basketball players
S.L. Benfica basketball players
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Portuguese people of American descent