Erik Spoelstra was born in Evanston, Illinois, he is of Filipino decent. He is the first Filipino-American head coach.
Personal Life: (WIKI)
He is the son of Dutch-Irish-American Jon Spoelstra, who was an NBA executive for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets, and the grandson of the late Watson Spoelstra, a sportswriter in the Detroit area.. His mother, Elisa Celino, is from San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines.
Erik Spoelstra ( born November 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and the current head coach of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat. A Filipino-American through his mother's side, he is the first Asian American head coach in the history of the four major American sports leagues and the first Asian American head coach to win an NBA championship.
From 2001 to 2008, he served as assistant coach and director of scouting for the team. He has coached the Heat to 194 regular-season wins and four playoff appearances, including trips to the 2011 and 2012 NBA Finals, in his first four seasons.
Following their victory in Game 5 of the Finals, Spoelstra was asked why he often used boxing analogies to describe his team.
"Everyone knows I'm a huge Manny Pacquiao fan," the Fil-Am coach explained.
Spoelstra affixed his signature on the cap and sent his best wishes to the President of the Philippines.
"To PNoy--Best wishes! Coach Spo," wrote Spoelstra
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