Luís Magalhães

Luís Manuel Magalhães (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ mɐɣɐˈʎɐ̃jʃ]; born 1958) is a Portuguese-Angolan basketball coach. He is a former head coach of the Angola national basketball team. He succeeded Portuguese-Angolan native Alberto Carvalho in 2009, and coached Angola at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009,^[1] where the team won its seventh consecutive African championship.

Luís Magalhães

Sporting CP
Position	Head coach
League	Portuguese Basketball League
Personal information
Born	1958 (age 65–66) Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Career history
As coach:
2000–2003	Portugal Telecom
2003–2004	FC Porto
2006–2007	Ovarense
2008–2011	1º de Agosto
2012–2013	Rec do Libolo
2019–present	Sporting CP
Career highlights and awards
3× FIBA Africa Basketball League champion (2008–2010) 3× Angolan League champion (2008–2010) 2× Angolan Cup champion (2008, 2009) 4× Angolan Supercup champion (2008–2011) 3× Victorino Cunha Cup champion (2009, 2011, 2013) 6× Portuguese League champion (2001–2003, 2006–2007, 2021) 6× Portuguese Cup champion (2001, 2002, 2004, 2020, 2021, 2022) 4× Portuguese Supercup champion (2002, 2004, 2007, 2021) 1x Portuguese League Cup champion (2022) Portuguese Champions Tournament champion (2007)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Angola AfroBasket Benghazi 2009 Angola FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Sousse 2008 1º de Agosto Kigali 2009 1º de Agosto Cotonou 2010 1º de Agosto

Prior to moving to Angola, Magalhães was one of the best coaches in Portuguese basketball. He led three teams to the Portuguese Basketball Premier League title - Portugal Telecom (2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03), FC Porto (2003–04), and Ovarense (2006–07).^[2] He moved to Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto, where he was the head coach from January 2008 to June 2011, winning 12 titles, amidst national and international competitions.^[3]

From 2012 to 2013, he has been the head coach of Angolan side Recreativo do Libolo.^[4] Since 2019, is the head coach of Sporting CP.

See also

• List of FIBA AfroBasket winning head coaches

Notes

1. Angola team roster^{[dead link]}. FIBA. Retrieved on January 2, 2010.
2. Profile at basketpedya.com
3. Profile at basketpedya.com
4. "Basketball coach Luís Magalhães signs for Libolo". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-08.