Mário Leonel Faria Borges de Palma (born 27 June 1950) is a Portuguese

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coach.

Career

Palma was the coach of

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at their first appearance at the

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, in 1980, finishing in seventh place. He later would be the coach of Benfica, leading the Portuguese squad to a golden era, where they won five titles at the Portuguese Championship and the Cup of Portugal. They also reached the final group of the European Champions Cup for the first time in 1993/94. Palma returned to the Angolan squad, where he won three titles in a row at the

editions of 1999, 2001 and 2003. He was also the Angolan coach at the

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and

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. After leaving the

side, he went to coach

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, where he won the national championship title, and

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, in

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. In his most recent position, he led the

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to the bronze medal at the

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, earning the nation its first

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berth. In March 2011, he was nominated head coach of

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. On 3 May 2021 Palma was appointed head coach of Egyptian club

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for the remainder of the season.

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1950 births Living people Portuguese basketball coaches Portuguese expatriates in Angola Bissau-Guinean people of Portuguese descent S.L. Benfica basketball coaches Al Ahly basketball coaches Club Africain basketball coaches {{Portugal-basketball-bio-stub Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent

Career

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