José Carlos Guimarães
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José Carlos Ribeiro de Carvalho Guimarães (born 9 February 1964 in Luanda
) is a former Angola
n basketball player and a current coach. He played as a guard and as a forward.
He achieved the greatest success of his career at Benfica, where he won several titles of National Champion and the Cup of Portugal, with his fellow countryman Jean-Jacques
.
Guimarães also competed with the Angola national basketball team
at the 1992
and 1996 Summer Olympics
. He latter become assistant coach to the Angola
Squad.
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
) is a former Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n basketball player and a current coach. He played as a guard and as a forward.
He achieved the greatest success of his career at Benfica, where he won several titles of National Champion and the Cup of Portugal, with his fellow countryman Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques Conceição
Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição, better known as Jean-Jacques , is a former Angolan-Portuguese basketball player. He was a power forward. He played for Benfica in Portugal, where he won seven national championships and three Cups of Portugal...
.
Guimarães also competed with the Angola national basketball team
Angola national basketball team
The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979...
at the 1992
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....
and 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
. He latter become assistant coach to the Angola
Angola national basketball team
The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979...
Squad.