Moncho López
Spanish basketball coach
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Ramon López Suárez, known as Moncho López (born 10 July 1969), is a Spanish basketball manager, who currently serves as the head coach for Club Ourense of the Primera FEB.
| Club Ourense Baloncesto | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head Coach |
| League | Primera FEB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 July 1969 |
| Coaching career | 1995–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1995–1997 | CB Galicia |
| 1998–2002 | Gijón Baloncesto |
| 2002–2003 | Spain |
| 2003–2006 | CB Breogán |
| 2007 | CDB Sevilla |
| 2008–2011 | Portugal |
| 2009–2022 | FC Porto |
| 2015 | Angola |
| 2022–2023 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka |
| 2024–present | Ourense |
Coach career
López coached Baloncesto Galicia Ferrol (1995–1997) and Gijón Baloncesto (1998–2002), before taking office as the coach of Spain, 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 Portugal national basketball team, 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 EuroBasket 2011 qualification round lead to his dismissal from office.
Before leaving Portugal national team, he cumulated the coaching position in FC Porto since 2009.[1]
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.[2]
