Kanela

Togo Renan Soares, also commonly known as Kanela (22 May 1906 – 12 December 1992) was a Brazilian professional basketball coach, football coach, water polo coach, and rowing coach. He was born in Parahyba do Norte (present-day João Pessoa), Brazil. The gymnasium Gávea, is named after him. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Kanela
Kanela in 1963
Personal information
Born(1906-05-22)22 May 1906
Parahyba do Norte, Paraíba, Brazil
Died12 December 1992(1992-12-12) (aged 86)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1929–1971
Career history
As coach:
1929–1936Botafogo F.R.
1933–1947Botafogo F.R. Basquete
1948–1949C.R. Flamengo
1948–1970C.R. Flamengo Basquete
1951, 1954, 1957–1963, 1967, 1970–1971Brazil
1971–1972S.E. Palmeiras
1973–1974Vila Nova
Career highlights and awards
As a head coach:
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Brazil
Summer Olympic Games
1960 Rome
FIBA World Cup
1954 Rio de Janeiro
1959 Santiogo de Chile
1963 Rio de Janeiro
1967 Montevideo
1970 Ljubljana
Pan American Games
1951 Argentina
1959 USA
1963 Brazil
FIBA South American Championship
1958 Chile
1960 Argentina
1961 Brazil
1963 Peru
1971 Uruguay
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