Erik Spoelstra
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1970 (55 years old)
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Manager
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White
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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Miami Heat
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Erik Jon Spoelstra (/ˈspoʊlstrə/ SPOHL-strə; born November 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won two NBA championships as the head coach of the Heat. A Filipino American, Spoelstra is the first Asian-American head coach in the history of the four major North American sports leagues and the first Asian-American head coach to win an NBA title.
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. He was promoted to head coach in the 2008-09 season. Following the addition of free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh in 2010, the Heat made four consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2011–2014) under Spoelstra, winning the championship in 2012 and 2013. Spoelstra made his fifth appearance in the NBA Finals as a head coach in 2020.
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 Basketball Olympics Gold |  United States Basketball | 2024 | |
 NBA |  Miami Heat | 2013 | |
| NBA | Miami Heat | 2012 | |
| NBA | Miami Heat | 2006 |
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 Portland | 1988-1992 | Youth | - | - |
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| Miami Heat | 1997-2008 | Assistant Manager | - | - |
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