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Ilias Papatheodorou (Greek: Ηλίας Παπαθεοδώρου; born 20 June 1975) is a Greek professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He is also the coach of the Swiss national team.

Ilias Papatheodorou

Kolossos Rodou
Position	Head coach
League	Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born	(1975-06-20) 20 June 1975 (age 47) Korydallos, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Coaching career	1995–present
Career history
As coach:
1995–2001	Athinaikos (Cadets, Juniors)
2001–2002	Athinaikos (Assistant)
2002–2004	Larissaikos
2004–2007	Markopoulo
2007–2016	Nea Kifissia
2013–2018	Greece Under-18
2014–2018	Greece Under-19 / Under-20
2016–2017	Astana
2017–2019	PAOK Thessaloniki
2019–2021	AEK Athens
2021	Greece (Assistant)
2021–present	Switzerland
2022–present	Kolossos Rodou
Career highlights and awards
As a head coach: Greek Cup winner (2020) Kazakhstan League champion (2017) Kazakhstan Cup winner (2017) Greek 2nd Division champion (2013)
Medals Head Coach for  Greece Men's Basketball FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2015 Greece National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship B 2016 Greece National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2017 Greece National Team

Coaching career

Clubs

Papatheodorou played basketball in the Athinaikos youth club systems in Greece, and as soon as he stopped playing youth level basketball, at age 20, he began his coaching career in the same Athinaikos club systems, working there from 1995 to 2001. He coached in the club's cadets, juniors, and senior men's teams. He became the assistant coach of the senior men's team for one season, in 2001, in the Greek lower divisions.

He then became the head coach of the Greek club Larissaikos, from 2002 to 2004, and also was Markopoulo's head coach from 2004 to 2007.

He became the head coach of the Greek club Nea Kifissia in 2007.[1] With the club, he managed to achieve several league promotions up through the Greek lower leagues, and he led the club to the Greek top-tier level, the Greek Basket League, for the first time in its history, in 2013. He left the club in 2016.

After leaving Nea Kifissia, Papatheodorou was appointed as the head coach of the Kazakh NBL and VTB United League club Astana.[2][3] With Astana, he won both the Kazakhstan League championship and the Kazakhstan Cup title. On May 27, 2017, Papatheodorou became the head coach of the Greek club PAOK, replacing Soulis Markopoulos.[4]

On 19 June 2019, Papatheodorou signed a three-year contract with AEK Athens replacing Italian Luca Banchi.[5]

In the summer of 2022, he returned to coaching at a club level and signed with Kolossos Rodou, replacing Ilias Kantzouris.

Greek junior national team

In 2013, Papatheodorou became the head coach of the Greek Under-18 junior national team.[6] He has also been the head coach of the Greek Under-19 junior national team and the Greek Under-20 junior national team.

Awards and accomplishments

As a head coach

Greek junior national team

• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Gold
• 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B:  Bronze
• 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Gold

Pro clubs

• Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2013)
• Kazakhstan League Champion: (2017)
• Kazakhstan Cup Winner: (2017)

References

External links

• Ilias Papatheodorou at Twitter
• Ilias Papatheodorou at eurobasket.com

На других языках

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[de] Ilias Papatheodorou

Ilias Papatheodorou (griechisch Ηλίας Παπαθεοδώρου, * 20. Juni 1975 in Athen, Griechenland) ist ein griechischer Basketballtrainer.

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