IRIBF to act against Bauermann’s contract cancellation
The Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF) has decided to take legal actions against German professional basketball coach Dirk Bauermann, who stunningly parted company with the federation late last year irrespective of the fact that he was under contract for four years.
The IRIBF has compiled a 15-page complaint against the 59-year-old coach, which will be submitted soon to the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), previously known as the FIBA Arbitral Tribunal of FAT, after having been translated into both English and French. All necessary appendices have been attached to the complaint as well.
Late last year, Bauermann wrote in a letter addressed to the Iranian basketball federation that he regrettably had to go back to Germany and not return to Iran.
He described the reasons as strictly personal, stating that his three-year-old daughter misses him intolerably.
The German coach finalized an agreement with IRIBF officials in Tehran in November 2015 to lead Iran basketball team for four years.
Bauermann took charge of the German professional basketball club s.Oliver Würzburg after the team severed ties with American Douglas Spradley on December 30 last year. Spradley had been in charge of the club for two and a half years.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation has named Mehran Hatami as the head coach of Iran men's national basketball team to steer the squad at the forthcoming 17th edition of West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) Championship in Jordan.
IRIBF Secretary Ali Tofigh said on January 15 that 52-year-old Hatami will be leading the Iranian squad during the tournament, which will kick off in the Jordanian capital city of Amman on January 29 and will wrap up on February 2.
Tofigh, however, did not disclose whether his federation would continue cooperation with Hatami after the championship or not.
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