Steve Kerr is an outstanding player and a good coach.

Steve Kerr is a former American basketball player. At the moment is the head coach of the Golden State. From 2007 to 2010 he worked as general manager at the club "Phoenix Suns". In this article a brief biography of the former sportsman will be presented.

Childhood

Steve Kerr was born in Beirut (Lebanon) in 1965. So unusual for the American birthplace was due to the work of his father, a scientist. Malcolm Kerr specialized in the Middle East. Therefore, most of the childhood Steve spent in several Arab countries. In Cairo, Kerr studied at the American College, and in Egypt - in one of the California schools. There the young man was carried away by basketball.

Amateur career

After the completion of his studies, Steve Kerr did not interest the recruiters - he jumped rather weakly and did not differ in speed. From 1983 to 1988, the basketball player played for the University of Arizona. In the summer of 1986, Steve was included in the US team of the United States, who went to the FIBA championship (Spain). The team consisted exclusively of amateurs. She became the last men's adult team to win gold. During these competitions, Kerr injured his knee and missed the whole season. Having recovered, the athlete returned to the team and almost immediately won the sympathy of the fans with accurate shots from long distances, as well as leadership qualities.

Transition to professionals

1988 - this is the year when Steve Kerr came to the NBA. Basketball has become his main occupation. The first team was "Phoenix Sans". However, a year later he was sold to the Cleveland Cavaliers. For them, Steve played three seasons, after which he signed a contract with the legendary team "Chicago Bulls".

In the seasons 93/94, 94/95 "Bulls" managed to get into the playoffs, but it did not go any further. The reason was in the absence of Michael Jordan - the strongest player and leader. Because of this "Chicago Bulls" and could not reach the final.

Victory

In the next season 95/96 the situation changed dramatically. Jordan returned and helped the team win the final. In 1997, the Chicago Bulls again won the championship of associations. And this is the great merit of the hero of this article. At one of the final games, Steve Kerr received a pass from Jordan and scored the decisive ball. In the history of the franchise "Chicago Bulls" won for the fifth time.

New team

In 1998, Kerr was resold to the San Antonio Spurs team, where he remained until the end of his career. Only season 01/02 athlete spent in the Portland Trail Brothers. In 1999, this team for the first time in its history managed to pass to the NBA Finals. And the "San Antonio Spurs" were able to take away the title from the "New York Knicks". After this victory, Kerr became one of the 2 players who managed to win the NBA championship title 4 times in a row.

By the end of his career, Steve was a very good reserve player. Sometimes he was used on the field, as Kerr successfully conducted three-point shots. In 2003, immediately after the end of the NBA final, he announced his retirement.

After the NBA

After completing his career, Kerr began to comment on basketball matches. At the moment, Steve is the coach of the Golden State team. June 17, 2015, while in this position, he won the NBA championship title. Coach "Golden State" Steve Kerr became the 7th mentor in the history of the NBA and the first since 1982, who managed to do it in his debut season.