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Erik Spoelstra

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Erik Jon Spoelstra ( SPOHL-strə; born November 1, 1970), nicknamed "Coach Spo", is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the U.S. national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time, he has won three NBA championships with the Heat, including two as the team's head coach. Spoelstra played college basketball with the Portland Pilots before playing professionally and coaching in Germany. He served as assistant coach and director of scouting for the Heat from 2001 to 2008, during which time the team won the 2006 NBA Finals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Spoelstra is the 482nd most popular basketball player (down from 300th in 2024), the 14,433rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,576th in 2019) and the 269th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Erik Spoelstra ranks 482 out of 1,757. Before him are Teresa Edwards, José Calderón, Christian Laettner, Joe Fortenberry, Tom Gola, and Mario Hezonja. After him are Facundo Campazzo, Walter Davis, Bernard King, Greg Oden, Álex Mumbrú, and Andrés Nocioni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Erik Spoelstra ranks 618. Before him are Jacco Eltingh, Paweł Nastula, Holger Apfel, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Anja Garbarek, and Heike Friedrich. After him are Daniel Cosgrove, Noel Gugliemi, Sascha Paeth, Rupert Penry-Jones, Khushbu, and Paula Malcomson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Spoelstra ranks 14,437 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Anderson (1952), Jennifer Egan (1962), DaMarcus Beasley (1982), Andrea James (1967), Jim Wetherbee (1952), and John Garamendi (1945). After him are Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Scott Frank (1960), Jim Pugh (1964), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), Tim McCoy (1891), and Ezra Meeker (1830).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Erik Spoelstra ranks 269. Before him are Ralph Beard (1927), Sam Perkins (1961), Teresa Edwards (1964), Christian Laettner (1969), Joe Fortenberry (1911), and Tom Gola (1933). After him are Walter Davis (1954), Bernard King (1956), Greg Oden (1988), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Lou Amundson (1982), and Gus Johnson (1938).

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