Maxime Zianveni (born 29 December 1979) is a French-born Central African professional

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coach and former player, who played at the

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position. He is current

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of the Central African Republic national basketball team. He played for several clubs in France during his playing career.

Coaching career

On 23 April 2020, Zianveni signed as head coach of Le Cannet of the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), France's fourth tier league. He became the head coach of the Central African Republic national basketball team in 2021, and coached the country at FIBA AfroBasket 2021. On July 6, 2022, he has signed with SLUC Nancy Basket of the

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as an assistant coach.

References

1979 births Living people AEL Limassol B.C. players APOEL B.C. players Boulazac Basket Dordogne players Central African Republic men's basketball players Central African Republic basketball coaches Élan Chalon players Étoile Charleville-Mézières players French men's basketball players French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent HTV Basket players Power forwards SIG Strasbourg players SLUC Nancy Basket players Sportspeople from Nancy, France STB Le Havre players {{France-basketball-bio-stub