Antonio Díaz-Miguel

Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Personal information
Born(1933-07-06)July 6, 1933
Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain
DiedFebruary 21, 2000(2000-02-21) (aged 66)
Madrid, Spain
Listed height6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Bilbao
Playing career1950–1963
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career1963–1997
Career history
As a player:
1950–1952Estudiantes Madrid
1952–1953Transportes Cave
1953–1958Estudiantes Madrid
1958–1961Real Madrid
1961–1966Águilas Bilbao
As a coach:
1963–1965Club Águilas Bilbao
1965–1992Spain
1993Pallacanestro Cantú
1996–1997Pool Getafe
Career highlights
As player:

As head coach:

Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Representing  Spain
Men's Basketball Head Coach
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
EuroBasket
1973 Spain
1983 France
1991 Italy

Antonio Díaz-Miguel Sanz (July 6, 1933 – February 21, 2000) was a Spanish professional basketball player and coach. He studied in Madrid, and graduated from the University of Bilbao.

A pioneer in the worldwide promotion of basketball, he won several coaching awards, and was a frequent basketball lecturer around the world. He was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on September 29, 1997. In 2007, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame.