Dirk Bauermann

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| name = Dirk Bauermann

| image = Dirk Bauermann press conference 4.jpg

| caption = Bauermann in 2016

| position = Head coach

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|12|10}}

| birth_place = Oberhausen, West Germany

| draft_year = 1979

| career_start = 1975

| career_end = 1981

| coach_start = 1989

| coach_end =

| years1 = 1975–1981

| team1 = BBC Krefeld

| cyears1 = 1986–1988

| cteam1 = Fresno State (assistant)

| cyears2 = 1988–1989

| cteam2 = Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)

| cyears3 = 1989–1998

| cteam3 = Bayer Leverkusen

| cyears4 = 1994

| cteam4 = Germany

| cyears5 = 1998–1999

| cteam5 = Oostende

| cyears6 = 1999–2000

| cteam6 = Apollon Patras

| cyears7 = 2000–2001

| cteam7 = BBV Hagen

| cyears8 = 2001

| cteam8 = Dafnis

| cyears9 = 2001–2008

| cteam9 = Brose Baskets

| cyears10 = 2003–2011

| cteam10 = Germany

| cyears11 = 2010–2012

| cteam11 = Bayern Munich

| cyears12 = 2013

| cteam12 = Lietuvos rytas

| cyears13 = 2013–2014

| cteam13 = Poland

| cyears14 = 2014–2015

| cteam14 = Krasny Oktyabr

| cyears15 = 2015–2017

| cteam15 = Iran

| cyears16 = 2016–2018

| cteam16 = s.Oliver Würzburg

| cyears17 = 2018–2019

| cteam17 = Sichuan Blue Whales

| cyears18 = 2019

| cteam18 = Pınar Karşıyaka

| cyears19 = 2020–2021

| cteam19 = Rostock Seawolves

| cyears20 = 2020–2022

| cteam20 = Tunisia

| highlights = As a head coach:

4× German League Coach of the Year (1990, 1991, 2003, 2004)

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Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional basketball 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 Fresno State Bulldogs, 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 head coach 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 Apollon Patras, which was competing in the Greek Second Division at the time.

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

He coached the German League club Brose Baskets, 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 Lietuvos Rytas.

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.{{cite web|title=四川队官方宣布签约鲍曼|url=http://sports.163.com/18/0525/13/DILF9IM70005877V.html|website=sports.163.com|accessdate=26 May 2018|language=Chinese}}

He has signed a 1,5 year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka on 21 February 2019. {{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/spor/basketbol/pinar-karsiyakada-dirk-bauermann-donemi|title=Karşıyaka'da Dirk Bauermann dönemi|date=21 February 2019|publisher=CNN Türk|language=Turkish|access-date=12 March 2019}} He parted ways with Pınar Karşıyaka at the end of season.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pinar-karsiyakaa-dirk-bauermann-part-ways/|title=Pinar Karsiyakaa, Dirk Bauermann part ways|date=June 23, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 24, 2019}} In January 2020, he was named head coach of German second-tier side Rostock Seawolves.{{Cite news|last=Finken|first=Jan|last2=Rostock|title=Basketball-Trainer Bauermann: „Ich hatte, gelinde gesagt, die Schnauze voll“|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/1.6571584|access-date=2020-07-05|issn=0174-4909}} Bauermann guided Rostock to the ProA regular season championship in 2020-21 and parted company with the team at the conclusion of the season.{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-05-21|title=Christian Held wird Nachfolger von Dirk Bauermann|url=https://seawolves.de/2021/05/christian-held-wird-nachfolger-von-dirk-bauermann/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Rostock Seawolves|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521134603/https://seawolves.de/2021/05/christian-held-wird-nachfolger-von-dirk-bauermann/ |archive-date=2021-05-21 }}

National team coaching career

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Bauerman was the head coach of the senior men's German national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. 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 2006 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 2011.

He became the head coach of the Polish national basketball team in 2013. He led his team to a disappointing EuroBasket 2013, recording only one win. In January 2014 he decided to not extend his contract.{{cite news|title=Poland Search For Bauermann's Successor|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2015.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_688Od8w9GKU-SIeDZomDj3.articleMode_on.html|accessdate=14 January 2014|newspaper=FIBA|date=8 January 2014}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/01/03/1285933/dirk-bauermann-parts-company-with-iran-basketball-team|title=Tasnim News Agency - Dirk Bauermann Parts Company with Iran Basketball Team|newspaper=Tasnim News Agency|access-date=2017-01-04}}

In 2021, he guided Tunisia to gold at the FIBA AfroBasket.{{Cite web|last=Ndongo|first=Oumar|title=Afrobasket 2021: le coach Dirk Bauermann dédie la victoire au peuple tunisien|url=https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/afrobasket-2021-le-coach-dirk-bauermann-dedie-la-victoire-au-peuple-tunisien/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Sport News Africa|language=fr-FR}} Bauermann stepped back as Tunisia's head coach in September 2022 for personal reasons.{{Cite web |title=Bauermann nicht mehr Tunesiens Nationaltrainer |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/basketball/2022/09/bauermann-nicht-mehr-tunesiens-nationaltrainer |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Sport 1 |language=de}}

Honors

As head coach:

International Championships:
FIBA African Championship: 2021
National Championships:
9× German League champion: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2007
National Cups:
4× German Cup winner: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
Individual:
4× German League Coach of the Year: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=JSI Euroleague.net Coaching Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201433/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/inte/vide/inte/p/cp//langid/1/newsid/23367/roundid//inte.html Video interview with Dirk Bauermann @ FIBA.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080612064824/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/team/p/openNodeIDs/672/roundID/3507/selNodeID/672/teamNumber/288/fe_teamPlay_teamCoac.html FIBA.com Profile]

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