Herlander Fernandes Silva Coimbra (born June 16, 1968 in Luanda) is an Angolan former basketball player. A 6’7”, 172-pound forward, he played on Angola's 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic basketball teams.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 16, 1968 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 201 cm (6.59 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coimbra was involved in a confrontation with American player Charles Barkley during the 1992 Barcelona games. Coimbra had hit Barkley while jockeying for position underneath the basket, and Barkley retaliated by elbowing Coimbra in the chest. Barkley later said, "Somebody hits me, I’m going to hit him back – even if it does look like he hasn’t eaten in a while."[1]
Though Barkley drew criticism for his actions and words, Coimbra took everything with good humor and actually struck up a friendship with his American opponent. Barkley later told reporters, "He came looking for me in 1996 in Atlanta to say hello. He said, ‘You made me a big star in my country.’ We’ve had a nice bond."[1] Coimbra’s two-time Olympic teammate Angelo Victoriano also said, "Every time we go to the States, we meet Charles Barkley. He’s very supportive of us."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c http://content.gannettonline.com/gns/olympics/20040824-50936.html Archived 2006-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 August 2006.
External links
edit- Herlander Coimbra at FIBA Archive
- Herlander Coimbra at FIBA Archive
- Herlander Coimbra at Eurobasket.com
- Herlander Coimbra at RealGM
- Herlander Coimbra at Proballers
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herlander Coimbra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
- Herlander Coimbra international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- AfricaBasket Profile
  | This biographical article relating to an Angolan basketball figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |