Manuel Silva (basketball)
Manuel da Ressurreição Figueiredo da Silva, nicknamed Gi, (born 27/04/68 in Luanda), is a former Angolan basketball player and a current basketball coach.[1] At club level, Gi has been leading a reorganization effort of basketball at Clube Ferroviário de Luanda. In 2013, he has been appointed head coach of Angola's under-16 national basketball team. Following up to the success, he was appointed head coach of the U18 squad, two years later.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1968 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Angolan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 194 cm (6.36 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1984–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Ferroviário Luanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Petro Atlético | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | Física Torres Vedras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Física Torres Vedras (B) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Angola U16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Angola U18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
2013
In July 2013, "Gi" led Angola's under-16 national basketball team to their first continental title, beating Egypt 75-66 in the final, thus securing a spot at the 2014 under-17 world basketball championship in Dubai.
2016
In July 2016, "Gi" led Angola's under-18 national basketball team to their fourth African title, beating Egypt 86-82 in the final, in overtime, and qualify the team to the 2017 under-19 world basketball championship in Egypt.