Category | Coach Date of Birth | 06.06.1933 Date of Death | 21.02.2000 Country | Spain
Clubs
Aguilas Bilbao: 1962-1965
Spanish National Team: 1965-1992
Cantù: 1993-1994
Pool Getafe: 1996-1997
As a player: Estudiantes, Real Madrid and Aguilas. Also, 26 appearances with the Spanish National Team as a player
National Team
27 years (1965-1992) and 423 appearances as head coach of the Spanish National Team
Participated in 6 Olympic Games (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992), 4 World Championships (Puerto Rico 1974, Colombia 1982, Spain 1986 and Argentina 1990) and 14 European Championships as head coach of the Spanish National Team
Silver medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
2 times Silver medalist in the European Championships: Barcelona 1973 and Nantes 1983
Bronze medalist in the 1991 European Championship in Rome
Individual Highlights
His 27 years (1965-1992) in the Spanish National Team still represent an all-time record for a coach in charge of a national team, in any sport, in the world
His 6 Olympic Games (1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992) are a world-record for any national team coach in the history
2 times Coach of the Year in Spain: 1981 and 1982
Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo (top sports distinction in Spain, awarded by the Spanish Government) in 2000
Medalla de Oro al Mérito Deportivo (Gold medal to the Sports' Merit), awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1993
A basketball arena located in his native Alcázar de San Juan was named in his honor Polideportivo Antonio Díaz-Miguel