Eddy Casteels
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| Belgium | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 19, 1960 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2000–2001 | Athlon Ieper |
| 2001–2004 | Base Oostende |
| 2004–2006 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2006–2008 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2008–2013 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2014–2016 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2016–present | Belgium |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Eddy Casteels (born August 19, 1960) is a Belgian former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Belgium national basketball team.
He was named Coach of the Year of the Ethias League three times, in 2000, 2002 2009.[1]
Coaching career
Casteels' first job as head coach was with the newly merged Racing Basket Antwerpen project. He won the Belgian league with his team in 1999-2000. In the 2000–01 season, Casteels coached Ieper. The Belgian club Athlon Ieper closed down after this season due to financial difficulties.[2] Casteels became winner of the Belgian league with BC Oostende in his first year as head coach of the club. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2002 with Oostende. In 2004 he participated in the FIBA Europe League with his team. In 2004, Casteels became the head coach of Verviers-Pepinster. During his period as head coach of RBC Verviers-Pepinster, Casteels coached his team in the FIBA Europe League in 2005. With the club Spirou Charleroi, Casteels coached in the 2007 EuroCup. In 2008, Casteels signed with the Antwerp Giants. Casteels coached the Antwerp Giants for 4 seasons in a row to the EuroChallenge. On May 30, 2014, Casteels signed a 2-year contract with Dutch team Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[3][4]
Belgian national team
Casteels qualified the Belgian Lions towards to three consecutive participations of EuroBasket in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Honours
- Belgian Championship: 2000, 2002, 2008
- Belgian Cup: 2000
Individual awards:
- BLB Coach of the Year: 2000, 2002, 2009
References
- ↑ Belgian Lions Head Coach Profile
- ↑ Liquidation of Athlon Ieper
- ↑ "ZZ Leiden names Eddy Casteels head coach". Sportando.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ↑ "Belgische bondscoach kiest voor Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-06-02.