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Holger Geschwindner (born 12 September 1945 in Bad Nauheim, Hessen) is a German former professional basketball player. He is known as the long-time coach and mentor of ex-Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki. Geschwindner first met Nowitzki when the future basketball superstar was 16 years old.
Oct 9, 2012 · Basketball star Dirk Nowitzki was but an awkward teenager when Holger Geschwindner first saw him play. But Geschwindner quickly took the young player under his wing and helped turn him...
Feb 12, 2022 · These methods would be put to the ultimate test when a 51-year-old Holger noticed a tall and skinny 16-year-old named Dirk Nowitzki after a youth game in 1994. He offered to train Dirk, and Dirk accepted.
Jan 5, 2022 · Holger Geschwindner, Nowitzki's longtime mentor and then X-Rays assistant coach: We played really a risky game [leaving Germany]. We had been a second-division team and Dirk was a top guy.
Jan 21, 2022 · At 19, Nowitzki had been honing his jump shot for years under the tutelage of Holger Geschwindner, a former German national team player who took charge of Nowitzki’s training after seeing...
- Tim Cato
Dec 3, 2015 · Holger Geschwinder is the basketball coaching savant who taught Dirk Nowitzki his lethal shot and has continued to work with him throughout his career.
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After joining the local DJK Würzburg, the 15-year-old attracted the attention of former German international basketball player Holger Geschwindner, who spotted his talent immediately and offered to coach him individually two to three times per week
