Brazilian basketball coach (1906–1992)
Not to be confused with
Canela .
Togo Renan Soares , also commonly known as Kanela (22 May 1906 – 12 December 1992) was a Brazilian professional basketball coach , football coach , water polo coach, and rowing coach. He was born in Parahyba do Norte (present-day João Pessoa ), Brazil. The gymnasium Gávea , is named after him. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Kanela was the head coach of the Brazilian football club Botafogo F.R. , (1929–1936). He was also the Brazilian football club C.R. Flamengo 's head coach , (1948–49).
Club basketball coaching career
Kanela began his basketball coaching career as the head coach of the Brazilian club Botafogo F.R. Basquete . With Botafoga, he won 6 Rio de Janeiro State Championships . He was next the head coach of the Brazilian club C.R. Flamengo Basquete , (1948–1970). He led Flamengo to 14 Rio de Janeiro State Championships, including 10 in a row, between 1951 and 1960. With Flamengo, he also won the South American Club Championship , in 1953.
His next club was S.E. Palmeiras , with which he won the São Paulo State Championship in 1972. He ended his club coaching career with Vila Nova , with which he won the Brazilian Championship , in 1973.
National basketball team coaching career
Kanela also coached the senior Brazilian national basketball team . He led them to two gold medals at the FIBA World Cup , in 1959 (beating the USSR in the final game) and 1963 (beating the USA in the final game). He also led them to the following medals: silver medals at the 1954 FIBA World Cup and 1970 FIBA World Cup , a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics , a bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Cup , a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games , bronze medals at the 1951 Pan American Games and 1959 Pan American Games , and to five gold medals at the FIBA South American Championship (1958 , 1960 , 1961 , 1963 , 1971 ).
Coaching career in other sports
In addition to coaching in the sports of football and basketball , Kanela also worked as a water polo coach and a rowing coach, with Botafogo F.R.
Personal
Kanela died in Rio de Janeiro , in 1992, at age 86.
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