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Ergin Ataman

1966 - Today

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Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach, currently managing Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also the head coach of the Turkish national team. During his playing career which began in 1982, he played for the Eczacıbaşı and Yeşilyurt basketball clubs in the amateur area. Ataman is considered the most successful coach in Turkish basketball history and one of the most successful coaches in Europe, having won three Euroleague titles (2021, 2022 and 2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ergin Ataman is the 181st most popular coach (up from 211th in 2019), the 1,057th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,110th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Ergin Ataman ranks 181 out of 471. Before him are Hugo Broos, Gian Piero Ventura, Amadeo García, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Andrej Panadić, and Egil Olsen. After him are Fuad Muzurović, Ulises Saucedo, Tommy Svensson, Mattia Binotto, Annibale Frossi, and Oswaldo de Oliveira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Ergin Ataman ranks 162. Before him are Julianna Margulies, Jason Patric, Miroslav Đukić, Teddy Sheringham, Olaf Thon, and Antoine Fuqua. After him are Benedicta Boccoli, Leon Lai, Lyuboslav Penev, Philip Reeve, Angelo Di Livio, and Rainn Wilson.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ergin Ataman ranks 1,057 out of 1,347. Before him are Gregoria (700), Gennadius of Constantinople (458), Adile Sultan (1826), Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943), John Kourkouas (null), and Theodotus of Byzantium (200). After him are Alice of Antioch (1110), Tevfik Fikret (1867), Agha Petros (1880), Hamit Kaplan (1934), Tarık Akan (1949), and Vladimir Triandafillov (1894).

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Among COACHES In Türkiye

Among coaches born in Türkiye, Ergin Ataman ranks 3. Before him are Fatih Terim (1953), and Şenol Güneş (1952). After him are Bülent Korkmaz (1968), Hami Mandıralı (1968), Abdullah Avcı (1963), Selçuk İnan (1985), and Fatih Akyel (1977).

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