Georgios Bartzokas
| Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | VTB United League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1965 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1987 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1981–1992 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Coaching career | 1988–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1981–1992 | Maroussi |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2006 | Maroussi (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Olympia Larissa |
| 2009–2010 | Maroussi |
| 2010–2012 | Panionios |
| 2012–2014 | Olympiacos |
| 2015–present | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As head coach: |
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Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) (Greek: Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player and a current coach of Lokomotiv Kuban. He became the first Greek coach to win the Euroleague title, after winning it in the 2012–13 season with Olympiacos.[1]
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Playing career
Barztokas played professional basketball in the Maroussi club, before some serious knee injuries (torn right knee ACL and later torn left knee ACL) ended his career at age 27.
Coaching career
Bartzokas began working as a basketball coach at the age of 22, while he was still also playing club basketball. He was the assistant coach of Panagiotis Giannakis for several years in Maroussi. In 2006, he signed on as the head coach of Olympia Larissa. That same year with Olympia, he managed to reach the playoffs of the Greek Basket League for the first time in the club's history. The team finished in 7th place, and repeated their playoffs qualification the next year, during the Greek Basket League 2007–08 season.
In 2009, Bartzokas became the head coach of Maroussi.[2] In 2010, he was named the Greek League Coach of the Year.[3] He became the head coach of Panionios in 2010.
Bartzokas became the head coach of the Greek Euroleague club Olympiacos, in June 2012.[4] With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the Euroleague, becoming the first Greek coach in history to win this title.[5] He was also named the Euroleague Coach of the Year in 2013.[6]
He also won the 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Olympiacos.
Career achievements
Club Titles
- Euroleague: 1 (with Olympiacos: 2012-13)
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 (with Olympiacos: 2013)
Awards
- Greek League Coach of the Year: 1 (2010)
- Euroleague Coach of the Year: 1 (2013)
References
- ↑ Euroleague.net Bartzokas is first Greek coach to win the Euroleague.
- ↑ Euroleague.net Maroussi names Bartzokas head coach.
- ↑ George Bartzokas: 2009-10 Greek League Coach of the Year.
- ↑ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS finds new coach in Bartzokas.
- ↑ Euroleague.net Bartzokas is first Greek coach to win the Euroleague.
- ↑ Euroleague.net Alexander Gomelskiy Trophy: Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos.
External links
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Euroleague-winning coaches
- Greek basketball coaches
- Greek basketball players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Maroussi B.C. coaches
- Olympiacos B.C. coaches
- Olympia Larissa B.C. coaches
- Panionios B.C. coaches
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban coaches
- Power forwards (basketball)
