Sergio Valdeolmillos

Sergio Valdeolmillos
Valdeolmillos as assistant coach of Baskonia in 2017
Petro de Luanda
PositionHead coach
LeagueAngolan Basketball League
BAL
Personal information
Born (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 58)
Granada, Spain
Coaching career1993–present
Career history
As a coach:
1993–1996CB Huelva 76
1996–1997Ciudad de Huelva
1998–2001Club Ourense Baloncesto
2002–2003Ciudad de Algeciras
2003–2008Granada
2009–2010Breogán
2011–2017Mexico
2013–2014Halcones de Xalapa
2015–2016Marinos de Anzoátegui
2016Estudiantes
2017–2018Baskonia (assistant)
2018–2019GBC
2020–2023Astros de Jalisco
2024–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights

Sergio Valdeolmillos Moreno (born 4 April 1967) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current coach of Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Valdeolmillos won the BAL championship with Petro de Luanda in 2024, and led the team to a national treble in 2025.

National team career

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Valdeolmillos coached the Mexico national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] Valdeolmillos also led Mexico to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship and the 2014 Centrobasket Championship.

Club career

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Valdeolmillos began his career with CB Huelva 76, and later with CB Ciudad de Huelva. He led the team to the Liga Española de Baloncesto (LEB) championship in 1997. The title was sealed on May 20, 1997, when Huelva won the final game over Andorra, securing its first promotion to the Liga ACB.[2]

Valdeolmillos was named the LNBP Coach of the Year in 2022 while coaching for Astros de Jalisco.[3] He won the 2022 CIBACOPA championship with Astros.[4]

On 28 March 2024, he signed as head coach of Angolan club Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), where he replaced sacked coach José Neto.[5] He signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for one more season.[5] Valdeolmillos coached Petro to their first-ever BAL championship, following their win in the final against Al Ahly Ly.[6] One month later, he led the team to the Angolan League title.[7]

In the 2024–25 season, he led Petro de Luanda to a national treble, winning the league, cup and supercup titles.[8]

Trophies

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Clubs

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Petro de Luanda

CB Ciudad de Huelva

  • LEB: (1) 1997[2]
  • 1996-97 LEB . C. B. Huelva. Champion. Promotion. [2]
  • 1999-00 LEB . Club Ourense Baloncesto . Runner-up. Promotion.
  • 2003-04 LEB . CB Granada . Runner-up. Promotion.
  • 2005 Supercopa . CB Granada . Runner-up.

Astros de Jalisco

Mexico National Basketball Team

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  • 2011 Pan American Games Mexico national basketball team . Silver medal.
  • 2013 COCABA Championship Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico national basketball team . Fourth place.
  • 2014 Centrobasket Mexico national basketball team . Gold medal.
  • 2016 Centrobasket Mexico national basketball team . Silver medal.
  • 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Mexico national basketball team . Fourth place.

References

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  1. ^ "Valdeolmillos just wants Mexico to play their best". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Martín, Inés (21 May 2023). "El día que Huelva alcanzó la ACB, la máxima categoría del baloncesto nacional". Huelva Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ Meza, Carlos (23 September 2022). "Reconocen a Jorge Gutiérrez como el MVP de la temporada en la LNBP; Valdeolmillos mejor coach". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ "CIBACOPA: ¡Campeones! Astros de Jalisco conquistan el título". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Da Silva, Juscelino (12 May 2024). "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Petro de Luanda revalida título e conquista o Penta". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Basketball: Petro wins and (re)validates national title". VerAngola. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Basketball: Petro wins and (re)validates national title". VerAngola. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  10. ^ Vicente, Adão (11 April 2025). "Taça de Angola em basquetebol na galeria tricolor". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ^ Angolan Basketball Federation [@fab_angola_oficial]; (24 November 2024). "🏀 PETRO VENCE A SUPERTAÇA VLADIMIRO ROMERO 🏆 [..]" – via Instagram.
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