Stéphane Louis André Dumas (14 September 1978) is a French

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coach and former player who played as a

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. He is currently the assistant basketball coach for

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of the

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, alongside Spaniard

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, the current coach of the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional playing career

After winning three competitions with

CSP Limoges Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

, Dumas arrives to Spain and signs with

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

, where he plays two years. team who was runner-up of the

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. After playing in Badalona he plays between 2002 and 2003 in Fórum Valladolid and Caprabo Lleida. The next year comes back to Joventut Badalona, where he is runner-up of the

. In 2006, he signs with

Baloncesto León Club Baloncesto León was a basketball team, based in León, Spain. History Early years (1981-1988) Baloncesto León was founded by José Antonio Moirón García, Enrique Emperador Marcos, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Villanueva, Lisardo Mourelo Gonz� ...

LEB League LEB or Leb may refer to: * Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland * Lebanon, UNDP country code * Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier) * Lexham English Bible * Life expectancy at birth * Liga Española de Baloncest ...

, Spanish second division, and he plays two years. In the first one, León losses in the semifinals of the promotion playoffs and in the second, wins the Copa Príncipe and promotes to

as runner-up. In 2008, Dumas signs with

CB Lucentum Alicante Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante played in Liga ACB for the last time in 2012, after selling its place in the league to CB Canarias. In August 2015, due ...

and finishes runner-up of Copa Príncipe. In the LEB Oro League, Lucentum losses in the semifinals of promotion playoffs against Tenerife Rural. For the 2008–09, Stéphane Dumas comes back to

CB Valladolid Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team include Arvydas ...

and he clinches the title of the LEB Oro League, promoting to

. In the next season he renews his contract with castilian team. Two years later, and after playing a

, Dumas renews again his contract. In summer 2012, Dumas leaves

Valladolid Valladolid () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province o ...

and comes back to France.

Coaching career

In summer 2019 he became the

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

. On July 22, 2020, he became

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for

of the

Achievements

Ligue Nationale de Basketball The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annu ...

: (1) 1999–2000 *Coupe de France: (1) 1999–2000 *

Korać Cup Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (disambiguation), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player * Vitomir Kor ...

: (1) 1999-2000 * Copa Príncipe: (1) 2007 *

LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to: * Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland * Lebanon, UNDP country code * Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier) * Lexham English Bible * Life expectancy at birth * Liga Española de Balonces ...

: (1) 2008–09

References

External links

Stéphane Dumas at ACB.com

Stéphane Dumas at FEB.es
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Stephane 1978 births Living people CB Girona players CB Lucentum Alicante players CB Valladolid players French basketball coaches French expatriate basketball people in Spain French men's basketball players HTV Basket players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Limoges CSP players Point guards S.S. Felice Scandone players Sportspeople from Var (department)