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

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coach and former player who played as a

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. From 2020 to 2022, he was the assistant basketball coach for

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of the

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, alongside Spaniard Alejandro Paniagua, the current coach of the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional playing career

After winning three competitions with CSP Limoges, 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 team ...

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

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

. 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� ...

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, 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 Liga ACB, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team includ ...

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

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and comes back to France.

Coaching career

In summer 2019 he became the

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

. On July 22, 2020, he became

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for

of the

. Dumas took over as head coach of

FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club whi ...

in the 2022-23 season.

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 ann ...

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

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

LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

: (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 Basket players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Limoges CSP players Point guards S.S. Felice Scandone players Sportspeople from Var (department)