Manuel "Manolo" Cintrón Vega (born January 4, 1963, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who for 11 seasons in the 1980s and early 1990s played with several teams in the National Basketball League in Puerto Rico.,[1] including the Atléticos de San Germán, the Leones de Ponce and the Gigantes de Carolina.
| Garzas de Plata | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | LNBP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 4, 1963 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1981–1991 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1981–1985 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 1986 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 1986–1987 | Leones de Ponce |
| 1987–1991 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2006 | Explosivos de Moca |
| 2002 | Toros de Aragua |
| 2002 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2002 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2003 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2003–2004 | Explosivos de Moca |
| 2004 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2004–2006 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2007 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2008 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2008 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2008–2011 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| 2016–present | Garzas de Plata |
| 2001–2006 | Puerto Rico (Assistant coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As coach:
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He is the former head coach of the Puerto Rico national basketball team, after being replaced in 2011 by Flor Melendez. He is the head coach of Veracruz´s "Halcones Rojos" in the Mexican Professional Basketball League.[2]
In the past, he has been the head coach of: the "Explosivos de Moca" (PR, 2001–2002), the "Toros de Aragua Maracay" (Ven, 2002), the "Vaqueros de Bayamón" (PR, 2002), the "Capitanes de Arecibo" (PR, 2003), the "Explosivos de Moca" (PR, 2003–2004), the "Leones de Ponce" (PR, 2004–2006), the "Indios de Mayagüez" (PR, 2007) and the "Vaqueros de Bayamón" (PR, 2008).[2]
As the assistant head coach of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2006, he helped the team obtain gold at the 2001 Centrobasket. In 2007, he became Puerto Rico's head coach, taking over the work done by Julio Toro. He has managed to team to a gold medal at the 2008 Centrobasket, to silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship and a bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Player Statistics – Rafael Valle (Spanish)". BSN. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "El Equipo va a jugar con garra: "Manolo" Cintrón (Spanish)". LNBP. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ "Men's Competition – Puerto Rico". FIBA Americas. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2009.