Dirk Bauermann

Dirk Bauermann

Bauermann in a press conference with Iran
Iran
Position Head coach
Personal information
Born (1957-12-10) December 10, 1957
Oberhausen, West Germany
Nationality German
Career information
NBA draft 1979 / Undrafted
Playing career 1975–1981
Coaching career 1989–present
Career history
As player:
1975–1981 BBC Krefeld
As coach:
1986–1988 Fresno State (assistant)
1988–1989 Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
1989–1998 Bayer Leverkusen
1994 Germany
1998–1999 BC Oostende
1999–2000 Apollon Patras
2000–2001 BBV Hagen
2001 Amyntas Dafnis
2001–2008 Brose Baskets
2003–2011 Germany
2010–2012 Bayern Munich
2013 Lietuvos rytas
2013–2014 Poland
2014–2015 Krasny Oktyabr
2015–present Iran
Medals
Men's Basketball
Head Coach for  Germany
EuroBasket
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team

Dirk Bauermann (born December 10, 1957) is a German professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Iran national basketball team and the former head coach of the senior men's German national basketball team and of the senior men's Polish national basketball team.

Playing career

Bauermann played club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld, from 1975 to 1981.

Club coaching career

Bauerman 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 Bamberg, 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. He was fired in December 2013.

National team coaching career

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.[1]

Honors

As head coach:

References

  1. ↑ "Poland Search For Bauermann's Successor". FIBA. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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