Alberto de Carvalho, nicknamed Ginguba (born 18 August 1956), is an Angolan-Portuguese professional basketball coach. He is a former coach of the

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. Before moving to Angola where he won two straight national championships with

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in 2006 and 2007, he coached Lusitânia of

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. In 2006, he was chosen to replace

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as the

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coach for the

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finals.Alberto de Carvalho
FIBA. He won the

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and was his country coach for the

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tournament in

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. In August 2016, Ginguba was appointed head-coach of Progresso do Sambizanga

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1956 births Living people Angolan basketball coaches Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball) coaches Portuguese basketball coaches {{Angola-basketball-bio-stub Portuguese people of Angolan descent

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