Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional basketball coach.
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| Born | 10 December 1957 Oberhausen, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1979: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1989–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1981 | BBC Krefeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986–1988 | Fresno State (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Bayer Leverkusen (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Oostende | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Apollon Patras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | BBV Hagen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Dafnis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Brose Baskets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Krasny Oktyabr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | s.Oliver Würzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sichuan Blue Whales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Rostock Seawolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBauermann played club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld, from 1975 to 1981.
Club coaching career
editBauermann was an assistant coach at Fresno State University, with the Fresno State Bulldogs, from 1986 to 1988.
He was then an assistant coach with the German League club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen during the 1988-89 season, before becoming the team's head coach prior to the 1989-90 season. With Leverkusen, he won 7 German League championships and 4 German Cups, and was twice named the German League's Coach of the Year.
He then coached the Belgian League club Oostende, and after that, the Greek club Apollon Patras, which was competing in the Greek Second Division at the time.
He then coached the German League club Brandt Hagen, before coaching the Greek League club Dafni.
He coached the German League club Brose Baskets, from 2001 to 2008. With Brose, he won two German League championships, and was twice named the German League's Coach of the Year.
He next coached the German club Bayern Munich, before coaching the Lithuanian League club Lietuvos Rytas.
In 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr in Russia. In 2016, he signed with German League club s.Oliver Würzburg.
On 25 May 2017, he signed with Chinese club Sichuan Blue Whales.[1]
He has signed a 1,5 year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka on 21 February 2019. [2] He parted ways with Pınar Karşıyaka at the end of season.[3] In January 2020, he was named head coach of German second-tier side Rostock Seawolves.[4] Bauermann guided Rostock to the ProA regular season championship in 2020-21 and parted company with the team at the conclusion of the season.[5]
National team coaching career
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Bauerman was the head coach of the senior men's German national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He also coached Germany at the EuroBasket 2005, where Germany won the silver medal. In addition to that, he also coached Germany at the following tournaments: the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 2011.
He became the head coach of the Polish national basketball team in 2013. He led his team to a disappointing EuroBasket 2013, recording only one win. In January 2014 he decided to not extend his contract.[6]
He became the head coach of the Iranian national basketball team in 2015. With Iran he won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. He stepped down from his post as head coach of the Iranian national team in January 2017, shortly after agreeing terms with s.Oliver Würzburg.[7]
In 2021, he guided Tunisia to gold at the FIBA AfroBasket.[8] Bauermann stepped back as Tunisia's head coach in September 2022 for personal reasons.[9]
Honors
editAs head coach:
- International Championships:
- National Championships:
- 9× German League champion: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2007
- National Cups:
- 4× German Cup winner: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Individual:
- 4× German League Coach of the Year: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004
References
edit- ^ "四川队官方宣布签约鲍曼". sports.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Karşıyaka'da Dirk Bauermann dönemi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Pinar Karsiyakaa, Dirk Bauermann part ways". Sportando. June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Finken, Jan; Rostock. "Basketball-Trainer Bauermann: „Ich hatte, gelinde gesagt, die Schnauze voll"". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Christian Held wird Nachfolger von Dirk Bauermann". Rostock Seawolves (in German). 2021-05-21. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Poland Search For Bauermann's Successor". FIBA. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Tasnim News Agency - Dirk Bauermann Parts Company with Iran Basketball Team". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Ndongo, Oumar. "Afrobasket 2021: le coach Dirk Bauermann dédie la victoire au peuple tunisien". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Bauermann nicht mehr Tunesiens Nationaltrainer". Sport 1 (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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