Erik Spoelstra

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Erik Spoelstra is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach best known for leading the Miami Heat to multiple NBA championships.

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instanceOf Filipino-American
NBA coach
basketball coach
human
awardReceived NBA Coach of the Month
championshipWonAsHeadCoach 2012 NBA Finals
2013 NBA Finals
coachingStyle analytics-driven
defense-oriented
collegeAttended University of Portland NERFINISHED
collegeTeamPlayedFor Portland Pilots men's basketball
conferenceCoachedIn Eastern Conference
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1970-11-01
employer Miami Heat
ethnicOrigin Dutch
Filipino
familyName Spoelstra
fatherOccupation basketball executive
finalsAppearanceAsHeadCoach 2011 NBA Finals
2012 NBA Finals
2013 NBA Finals
2014 NBA Finals
2020 NBA Finals
fullName Erik Jon Spoelstra
givenName Erik
jerseyNumberInCollege 30
knownFor being one of the first Asian-American head coaches in major North American sports
leading Miami Heat to multiple NBA championships
leagueCoachedIn National Basketball Association
notablePlayersCoached Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
occupation basketball coach
former basketball player
parent Jon Spoelstra
placeOfBirth Evanston, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
playedInCountry Germany
playedProfessionallyFor TuS Herten
playingPosition point guard
position head coach
residence Miami, Florida, United States
sport basketball
spouse Nikki Sapp NERFINISHED
startTimeAsHeadCoach 2008
startTimeAtTeam 1997
teamCoached Miami Heat

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