Armand Salomon

Armand Salomon
Feyenoord
PositionHead coach / Technical director
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1962-02-02) 2 February 1962 (age 62)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As coach:
2013–2014Rotterdam (assistant)
2013–2014Rotterdam 2
2014–2018Rotterdam
2023–presentFeyenoord (interim head coach)

Armand Salomon (born 2 February 1962) is a Dutch basketball coach. He currently serves as a director for Feyenoord Basketbal[1] of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). From 2014 until 2018, he coached Rotterdam.

Coaching career

On 16 May 2014, Salomon was appointed head coach of Rotterdam Basketbal.[2] In May 2018, Rotterdam reached the DBL semi-finals for the first time in 12 years, after upsetting Den Bosch in the quarter-finals, 1–2.[3]

On 23 June 2018, Salomon became director of Feyenoord Basketball, the new name of the club, while Richard den Os took over head coaching duties.[4]

After five years without coaching, Salomon took over Feyenoord again in April 2023 after he and the management had made the decision to fire head coach Toon van Helfteren.[5]

Coaching record

Dutch Basketball League

Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Rotterdam 2014–15 30 8 22 .267 Lost in quarterfinals
2015–16 30 9 21 .300 Lost in quarterfinals
2016–17 30 12 18 .400 Lost in quarterfinals
2017–18 39 17 22 .436 Lost in semi-finals
Career 129 46 83 .357

References

  1. ^ "Basketballleague". www.basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  2. ^ "Armand Salomon coach Challenge Sports Rotterdam". Squirrels.nl. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Rotterdam Basketbal stunt op bezoek bij Den Bosch
  4. ^ "Den Os nieuwe coach Feyenoord Basketbal".
  5. ^ "Feyenoord Basketball en coach Van Helfteren uit elkaar". Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-22.