Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional

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coach.

Playing career

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

Club coaching career

Bauermann was an assistant coach at Fresno State University, with the

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, 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

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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

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, which was competing in the Greek Second Division at the time. He then coached the German League club

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, before coaching the Greek League club Dafni. He coached the German League club

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, 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

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. In 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr in Russia. In 2016, he signed with German League club s.Oliver Würzburg. On 25 May 2017, he signed with Chinese club Sichuan Blue Whales. He has signed a 1,5 year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka on 21 February 2019. He parted ways with Pınar Karşıyaka at the end of season. In January 2020, he was named head coach of German second-tier side Rostock Seawolves. Bauermann guided Rostock to the ProA regular season championship in 2020-21 and parted company with the team at the conclusion of the season.

National team coaching career

Bauerman was the head coach of the senior men's

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at the

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. 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

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, the

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, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the

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, the

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, and the EuroBasket 2011. He became the head coach of the

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in 2013. He led his team to a disappointing

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, recording only one win. In January 2014 he decided to not extend his contract. He became the head coach of the Iranian national basketball team in 2015. With Iran he won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. He stepped down from his post as head coach of the Iranian national team in January 2017, shortly after agreeing terms with s.Oliver Würzburg. In 2021, he guided Tunisia to gold at the FIBA AfroBasket. Bauermann stepped back as Tunisia's head coach in September 2022 for personal reasons.

Honors

As head coach: *International Championships: ** FIBA African Championship: 2021 *National Championships: **9× German League

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: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2007 *National Cups: **4×

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winner: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 *Individual: **4× German League Coach of the Year: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004

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