Paulo Macedo (basketball)

Paulo Macedo
Primeiro de Agosto
League BIC Basket
Personal information
Born (1968-05-28) May 28, 1968
Luanda, Angola
Nationality Angolan
Listed height 190 cm (6.2 ft)
Listed weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1979–1995
Position Point guard
Coaching career 2012–present
Career history
As player:
00000000 1º de Agosto
00000000 Sporting Portugal
00000000 1º de Agosto
As coach:
2012–2015 1º de Agosto
2013 Angola National Team
2015–2016 Marinha de Guerra
2017– 1º de Agosto

Paulo Jorge Morais Rebelo de Macedo, (born May 28, 1968), is an Angolan former professional basketball player and a current basketball coach. Macedo, who is 190 cm (6'2") in height, has been a prominent Point Guard both at the service of the Angola national basketball team and with Primeiro de Agosto. For Angola, he played at the 1986, 1990 and 1994[1] world championships as well as at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Moreover, he won the FIBA Africa championships in 1989, 1992, 1993 and in 2013 as a coach.

On May 30, 2012, he has been appointed head coach of the Angola national basketball team for the 2013 AfroBasket.[2]

In January 2016, he was appointed head coach of Clube Desportivo da Marinha de Guerra.

As of June 2017, he has been the head coach of Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.

See also

References

  1. "8 - Paulo Morais Rebelo de Macedo". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. "Coach Paulo Macedo, US player Reggie Moore join Angolan basketball squad". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
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