Lolo Sainz

Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born 28 August 1940, in Tetuan), is a Spanish former basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a coach. He did however, also coach the Spanish national team, between 1993 and 2001. On 3 February 2008, he was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball, over the last half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.[1]

Playing career

As a player with Real Madrid, Sainz won 4 FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) titles (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968).

Coaching career

As a head coach with Real Madrid, Sainz won 2 FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) titles (1978, 1980). He was the AEEB Coach of the Year in 1977, 1985, and 1991.

He was also the coach of the Spanish national team, between 1993 and 2001.

References

  1. ↑ "Euroleague official website, Experts decide European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors".
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