Lefteris Kakiousis

Lefteris Kakiousis
Λευτέρης Κακιούσης
Personal information
Born (1968-06-07) June 7, 1968
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1987–2002
Position Point Guard / Shooting Guard
Career history
As player:
1987–1997 Iraklis
1997–1999 PAOK
2000–2002 Makedonikos
As coach:
2004–2005 Iraklis (Head Coach)
2005–2006 AEK Athens (Head Coach)
2006–2007 Maroussi (Assistant Coach)
2009–2010 Iraklis (Head Coach)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA EuroBasket
2005 Serbia National Team
FIBA World Cup
2006 Japan National Team

Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kakiousis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κακιούσης; born June 7, 1968 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Playing career

Clubs

Kakiousis began his professional club career in 1987, with the Greek club Iraklis. He moved to the Greek club PAOK in 1997. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup in 1999. He then finished his playing career with the Greek club Makedonikos.

Greek national team

Kakiousis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 1993, the EuroBasket 1995, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.[1] He has represented Greece at senior level in 44 games, averaging 3.6 points per game.[2]

Coaching career

Kakiousis began his club coaching career, as the head coach of Iraklis in 2004. In 2005, he became the head coach of AEK Athens, and in 2006, he became the assistant coach of Maroussi. In 2009, he once again took the head coaching job with Iraklis.

He was also an assistant coach for the senior men's Greek national basketball teams that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2005 and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

Player

Assistant coach

References

  1. ↑ "Lefteris Kakiousis". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Κακιούσης, Ελευθέριος (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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