Ramon López Suárez, known as Moncho López (born 10 July 1969 in

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), is a Spanish

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manager and the current coach of

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and the

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Coach career

López coached Baloncesto Galicia Ferrol (1995–1997) and Gijón Baloncesto (1998–2002), before taking office as the coach of

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, 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

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, 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

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qualification round lead to his dismissal from office. Before leaving Portugal national team, he cumulated the coaching position in

since 2009. 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.Basketball: Spanish Moncho Lopez appointed new coach of Angola
Agência Angola Press; 10 February 2015

References

External links

Profile at ACB.com
1969 births Living people Spanish basketball coaches Liga ACB head coaches Gijón Baloncesto coaches FC Porto basketball coaches {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub