Aluísio ("Lula") Elias Ferreira Xavier, commonly known as Lula Ferreira (born January 2, 1951, in

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), is a Brazilian professional

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Coaching career

Clubs

During his professional

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head coaching career, Ferreira coached several clubs in Brazil's top-level league, the

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(NBB), including clubs like Universo BRB and

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. As a head coach, he won the

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in 2003, and the

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five times, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. He also won the

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championship in 2009. He was the Brazilian League Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2013.

National teams

As the

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of the senior

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, Ferreira led Brazil to gold medals at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA South American Championship, the

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, the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2006 FIBA South American Championship, and the

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. He also won a silver medal at the 2004 FIBA South American Championship. Ferreira was also the

of Brazil at the

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, in

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. Brazil finished that tournament in 17th place.

References

CBB Profile
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