Sergio Valdeolmillos

Sergio Valdeolmillos
Valdeolmillos as assistant coach of Baskonia in 2017
Petro de Luanda
PositionHead coach
LeagueAngolan Basketball League
BAL
Personal information
Born (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 57)
Granada, Spain
Coaching career1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1996CB Huelva 76
1996–1997Ciudad de Huelva
1998–2001Club Ourense Baloncesto
2002–2003Ciudad de Algeciras
2003–2008Granada
2009–2010Breogán
2011–2017Mexico
2013–2014Halcones de Xalapa
2015–2016Marinos de Anzoátegui
2016Estudiantes
2017–2018Baskonia (assistant)
2018–2019GBC
2020–2023Astros de Jalisco
2024–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards

Sergio Valdeolmillos Moreno (born 4 April 1967) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current coach of Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Valdeolmillos won the BAL championship with Petro de Luanda in 2024.

National team career

Valdeolmillos coached the Mexico national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] Valdeolmillos also led Mexico to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship and the 2014 Centrobasket Championship.

Club career

Valdeolmillos was named the LNBP Coach of the Year in 2022 while coaching for Astros de Jalisco.[2] He won the 2022 CIBACOPA championship with Astros.[3]

On 28 March 2024, he signed as head coach of Angolan club Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[4] He signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for one more season.[4] Valdeolmillos coached Petro to their first-ever BAL championship, following their win in the final against Al Ahly Ly.[5]

Trophies

Clubs

CB Ciudad de Huelva

  • LEB: (1) 1997
  • 1996-97 LEB . C. B. Huelva. Champion. Promotion.
  • 1999-00 LEB . Club Ourense Baloncesto . Runner-up. Promotion.
  • 2003-04 LEB . CB Granada . Runner-up. Promotion.
  • 2005 Supercopa . CB Granada . Runner-up.

Astros de Jalisco

Mexico National Basketball Team

  • 2011 Pan American Games Mexico national basketball team . Silver medal.
  • 2013 COCABA Championship Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico national basketball team . Fourth place.
  • 2014 Centrobasket Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2016 Centrobasket Mexico national basketball team . Silver medal.
  • 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Mexico national basketball team . Fourth place.

References

  1. ^ "Valdeolmillos just wants Mexico to play their best". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Meza, Carlos (23 September 2022). "Reconocen a Jorge Gutiérrez como el MVP de la temporada en la LNBP; Valdeolmillos mejor coach". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "CIBACOPA: ¡Campeones! Astros de Jalisco conquistan el título". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.