# Kanela

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Not to be confused with [Canela](/source/Canela_(disambiguation)).

**Togo Renan Soares**, also commonly known as **Kanela** (22 May 1906 – 12 December 1992) was a Brazilian professional [basketball coach](/source/Basketball_coach), [football coach](/source/Manager_(association_football)), [water polo](/source/Water_polo) coach, and [rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) coach. He was born in Parahyba do Norte (present-day [João Pessoa](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Pessoa,_Para%C3%ADba)), Brazil. The gymnasium [Gávea](/source/Est%C3%A1dio_da_G%C3%A1vea), is named after him. He was enshrined into the [FIBA Hall of Fame](/source/FIBA_Hall_of_Famer) in 2007.

## Club football managerial career

Kanela was the [head coach](/source/Manager_(association_football)) of the Brazilian [football](/source/Association_football) club [Botafogo F.R.](/source/Botafogo_de_Futebol_e_Regatas), (1929–1936). He was also the Brazilian football club [C.R. Flamengo](/source/Clube_de_Regatas_do_Flamengo)'s [head coach](/source/List_of_Clube_de_Regatas_do_Flamengo_managers), (1948–49).

## Club basketball coaching career

Kanela began his basketball coaching career as the [head coach](/source/Head_coach) of the Brazilian club [Botafogo F.R. Basquete](/source/Basquetebol_Botafogo). With Botafogo, he won 6 [Rio de Janeiro State Championships](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_State_Basketball_Championship). He was next the head coach of the Brazilian club [C.R. Flamengo Basquete](/source/Flamengo_Basketball), (1948–1970). He led Flamengo to 14 Rio de Janeiro State Championships, including 10 in a row, between 1951 and 1960. With Flamengo, he also won the [South American Club Championship](/source/South_American_Basketball_Club_Championship), in 1953.

His next club was [S.E. Palmeiras](/source/Basquetebol_Palmeiras), with which he won the [São Paulo State Championship](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_State_Basketball_Championship) in 1972. He ended his club coaching career with [Vila Nova](/source/Basquetebol_Vila_Nova), with which he won the [Brazilian Championship](/source/Brazilian_Basketball_Championship), in 1973.

## National basketball team coaching career

Kanela also coached the senior [Brazilian national basketball team](/source/Brazilian_national_basketball_team). He led them to two gold medals at the [FIBA World Cup](/source/FIBA_World_Cup), in [1959](/source/1959_FIBA_World_Championship) (beating the [USSR](/source/Soviet_Union_national_basketball_team) in the final game) and [1963](/source/1963_FIBA_World_Championship) (beating the [USA](/source/United_States_men's_national_basketball_team) in the final game). He also led them to the following medals: silver medals at the [1954 FIBA World Cup](/source/1954_FIBA_World_Cup) and [1970 FIBA World Cup](/source/1970_FIBA_World_Cup), a bronze medal at the [1960 Summer Olympics](/source/Basketball_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics), a bronze medal at the [1967 FIBA World Cup](/source/1967_FIBA_World_Cup), a silver medal at the [1963 Pan American Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games), bronze medals at the [1951 Pan American Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_1951_Pan_American_Games) and [1959 Pan American Games](/source/Basketball_at_the_1959_Pan_American_Games), and to five gold medals at the [FIBA South American Championship](/source/FIBA_South_American_Championship) ([1958](/source/1958_South_American_Basketball_Championship), [1960](/source/1960_South_American_Basketball_Championship), [1961](/source/1961_South_American_Basketball_Championship), [1963](/source/1963_South_American_Basketball_Championship), [1971](/source/1971_South_American_Basketball_Championship)).

## Coaching career in other sports

In addition to [coaching](/source/Coach_(sports)) in the sports of [football](/source/Association_football) and [basketball](/source/Basketball), Kanela also worked as a [water polo](/source/Water_polo) coach and a [rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) coach, with [Botafogo F.R.](/source/Botafogo_de_Futebol_e_Regatas)

## Personal

Kanela died in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), in 1992, at age 86.

## See also

- [FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches](/source/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_winning_head_coaches)

## External links

- [FIBA Hall of Fame Profile](https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Togo-Renan-Soares---Kanela-)

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