Lula Ferreira
Encyclopedia
Aluísio Elias Ferreira Xavier (born January 2, 1951 in São Paulo
) is a Brazil
ian basketball
coach
, who guided the men's national team
at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
in Japan
. There the squad ended up in 17th place. He led the team to the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games
.
Currently he is the coach of the Universo BRB
of NBB
.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
, who guided the men's national team
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. There the squad ended up in 17th place. He led the team to the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
.
Currently he is the coach of the Universo BRB
Universo BRB
UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília is a Brazilian basketball team based in Brasília, Federal District. They play in the in NBB, the Brazilian Premier Basketball League, and is the defending champion.-Titles:FIBA Americas League* Winners : 2008-09...
of NBB
Novo Basquete Brasil
Novo Basquete Brasil is the Brazilian premier profissional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete , in a new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by 19 Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding...
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