Eric Spoelstra
AKA Eric Celino Spoelstra
1st Filipino-American head coach for an NBA team, Miami Heat (2008)
QUOTE
"I am extremely honored to have been promoted to head coach of the Miami Heat. I am also thrilled to become the league’s first Filipino-American head coach. I am proud of my heritage, so this is a great honor."
ALIAS
"Coach Spo"
DATE OF BIRTH
November 1, 1970
BIRTHPLACE
Evanston, Illinois, USA
FATHER: Jon Spoelstra
MOTHER: Elisa Celino
USEFUL LINKS
NBA names its first Fil-Am coach
Spoelstra first Filipino NBA head coach
Erik Spoelstra: He puts the Heat on
Wikipedia Article on Erik Spoelstra