Rolf Franke

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Rolf Franke
Personal information
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 53)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1986–1999
Position Forward
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1988 Canadians Amsterdam
1988–1996 Den Helder
1996–1997 EBBC Den Bosch
1997–1999 Amsterdam Astronauts
As coach:
2009–2010Netherlands Under-16
2018–2020 ZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach

Rolf Franke (born 7 April 1967) is a Dutch retired basketball player and current coach. As a player, Franke played for multiple clubs in the Netherlands and he represented the Dutch national basketball team in 60 games as well. [1]

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He is the son of Wim Franke and father of Yannick Franke, both basketball players as well.

Professional career

As a player, Franke won the Dutch Eredivisie title eight times, while winning the NBB Cup four times. [1]

Coaching career

ZZ Leiden

On 11 June 2018, Franke signed a one-year contract to become the head coach of ZZ Leiden. [2] On 31 March 2019, Franke won the NBB Cup with Leiden, the club's first trophy since 2013. [3] On 24 April 2019, it was announced that Franke won the DBL Coach of the Year. [4]

On 5 July 2019, Leiden announced that Franke was returning for a second season. [5] After the 2019–20 season was cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Leiden decided not to extend Franke's contract. [6]

Honours

As player

As coach

Leiden

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wie wij zijn". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. ↑ "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | Rolf Franke nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Coach of the Year: Rolf Franke". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Franke blijft coach bij ZZ Leiden". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "ZZ Leiden en Rolf Franke beëindigen samenwerking". Basketball League. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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