Paulo Macedo (basketball)

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.

Paulo Macedo
Macedo in 2014
Primeiro de Agosto
LeagueBIC Basket
Personal information
Born (1968-05-28) May 28, 1968
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height190 cm (6.2 ft)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career1979–1995
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
0000–00001º de Agosto
0000–0000Sporting Portugal
0000–00001º de Agosto
As coach:
2012–20151º de Agosto
2013Angola National Team
2015–2016Marinha de Guerra
2017–1º de Agosto
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Angola
AfroBasket
Luanda 1989National Team
Cairo 1992National Team
Nairobi 1993National Team
Abidjan 2013National Team
Radès 2015National Team
Tunis 1987National Team
FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Abuja 1987National Team
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Malabo 20121º de Agosto
Sousse 20131º de Agosto

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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