18/06/2007
Hall of Fame
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Togo Renan SOARES, "Kanela" ( 2007 Class - posthumous)
Born on 22nd May 1906, in João Pessoa, Brazil
Died on 12th December 1992, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Enshrined as a coach in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2007
Teams:
- Flamengo: 1948-1970
- Brazilian National Team: 1951-1971
Club Highlights:
- 12 times Champion of the Rio de Janeiro League (1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960)2
- 1973 Champion of the Brazilian Cup
National Team Highlights:
- 103 appearances (87 wins and 16 losses) during his 20 years (1951-1971) as head coach of the Brazilian National Team: participated in 2 Olympic Games (Rome 1960 and Munich 1972) and in 5 World Championships (Rio de Janeiro 1954, Santiago de Chile 1959, Rio de Janeiro 1963, Montevideo 1967 and Ljubljana 1970)
- 2 times World Champion: Santiago de Chile 1959 and Rio de Janeiro 1963
- 2 times Silver medalist in World Championships: Rio de Janeiro 1954 and Ljubljana 1970
- Olympic Bronze medalist in Rome 1960
- Bronze medalist in the Montevideo 1967 World Championship
- Silver medalist in the Pan American Games of São Paulo 1963
- 2 times Bronze medalist in the Pan American Games: Buenos Aires 1951 and Chicago 1959
- 5 times South American Champion: Chile 1958, Argentina 1960, Brazil 1961, Peru 1963 and Paraguay 1971
