Flor Meléndez Montañez (born January 12, 1947), better known plainly as Flor Meléndez, is a well known former basketball player and an international coach from Puerto Rico. He is a native of Cidra. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... A basketball game at Edwards Air Force Base Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one another by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Cidra is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...

Meléndez is the son of Florencio Meléndez and Emilia Montañez. He grew up alongside seven brothers and three sisters. Two of his brothers, Jorge and Diego, also had notable careers as basketball players.

Meléndez enjoyed sports since a young age. He moved to Cantera, a San Juan area that is close to the childhood homes of salsa singer Andy Montanez and world boxing champion Ossie Ocasio, when he was still a child. At Cantera, he was enrolled at the Oratorio San Juan Bosco school, where he participated in one of Puerto Rico's best known Association football programs, the "Don Bosco" teams. He also enjoyed playing baseball. San Juan from outer space, July 1997 Flag Seal Nickname: The Walled City Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Jorge A. Santini Padilla (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area     City 199. ... Andr s Monta ez (born 1942), better known as Andy Monta ez, is a famous Salsa singer from Puerto Rico. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...

Although Meléndez would have probably been chosen to play on Puerto Rico's Liga de Balompie Superior (Puerto Rico's professional soccer league) because of his ties with the "Don Bosco" team's organization (Don Bosco is one of Puerto Rico's better known professional soccer teams), he decided to pursue basketball as a future career, playing in the YMCA before entering the Puerto Rico's professional basketball league in 1965, with San Juan's squad. YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ... The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Meléndez began his coaching career in 1967, coaching a youth team. In 1968, Meléndez became a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team that competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico. He also represented the country in Spain, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic as a player with the national team. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team (or Puerto Rican National Basketball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

Meléndez won four youth championships as head coach between 1967 and 1973, year in which he was traded from San Juan to the Gigantes de Carolina team in the BSN. Meléndez became head coach of the Puerto Rican national women's basketball team in 1976. He helped the Gigantes reach the BSN finals in 1977, but they lost to Raymond Dalmau's Quebradillas Pirates for the championship. That year, Meléndez retired as a player and decided to concentrate on his coaching career. In 1978, he stepped off as coach of the women's national team, having won two gold medals with the women's youth team and a bronze one with the veteran's team, earned at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Medellin, Colombia. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Raymond Dalmau (born c. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Central American and Caribbean Games are the oldest continuing regional games. ... Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia, a province in Colombia (South America). ...

Upon retiring as head coach of the female national team, Meléndez made his debut as BSN head coach, with the Gigantes. He coached them into two more consecutive finals, but they again fell short to the Dalmau led Piratas de Quebradillas, in 1978 and 1979. His first year as head coach of the Gigantes, Meléndez won the BSN's coach of the year award. That same year, he became head coach of the men's national team, leading them to a gold medal in the Pre-Olympics. Because United States President Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Russia, Meléndez was deprived of participating in his second Olympic Games. In 1981, Meléndez returned to the finals, this time coaching the Bayamon Cowboys, who, helped by stars such as Ruben Rodriguez, Jose Sosa and Roberto Valderas, won the national championship by defeating Fico Lopez, Mario Morales and the Julio Toro coached Guaynabo Mets. Meléndez and Toro sustained a coaching rivalry during the early 1980s that lasted a few years. In 1982, the Cowboys lost to the Mets in the tournament's semifinals. This page refers to the year 1979. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruben Rodriguez (born 1948) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played 19 seasons in the BSN tournament. ... Fico Lopez jugo para los Mets de Guyanabo y junto a su cunado Mario El Quijote Morales gano varios campeonatos de la Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Puerto Rico. ... Mario Morales (born 1960), a. ... Julio Toro (born 1942) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach, and arguably one of the most successful head coaches in Puerto Rican professional basketball history. ... The Guaynabo Mets were a BSN professional basketball team from Puerto Rico. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive, informally sometimes including the years 1979, 1990 and 1991. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Meléndez remained as head coach of the men's national team until 1983, when he retired as head coach of that organization, having led them to a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games held in San Juan, and at the 1981 Centrobasket tournament as well as the 1982 Central American and Caribbean games. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Centrobasket is a FIBA sponsored Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean participate. ...

In 1985, Meléndez led Jose Ortiz and the Atleticos de San German to that franchise's first championship in 30 years. He then moved to Argentina, where he was named head coach of that country's national team. He coached in Argentina's professional league, and had a stint as head coach of a professional team in Venezuela. Meléndez would later on move to Panama, where he also was head coach of the national team. This article is about the year. ... José Piculin Ortiz wearing the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team uniform. ...

In 1992, Melendez earned his second BSN coach of the year award, and he repeated it in 1993. Back at the helm of the Bayamon Cowboys, Meléndez won his third national championship in 1995, leading the team to back to back titles when they also conquered the 1996 championship. Meléndez was still coaching the Cowboys in 2004, when, as assistant coach, he finally attended his second Olympic Games, after Puerto Rico's national men's basketball team won a bronze medal at the 2003 pre-Olympic Games to qualify for the Athens sports celebration. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ...

Meléndez has also coached the Ponce Lions in the BSN. He has over 500 victories as a coach. As a basketball player, Meléndez retired as one of only 65 players in history to reach the 5,000 points mark in the BSN, having scored 5,088 points during his career.

External links

• Puerto Rican basketball federation's page about Meléndez