Gerasimos "Makis" Giatras (Greek: Γεράσιμος "Μάκης" Γιατράς; born August 27, 1971) is a Greek professional basketball coach, currently managing Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[1][2]
Promitheas Patras | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Greek Basket League EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | (1971-08-27) August 27, 1971 (age 50) Greece |
Nationality | Greek |
Coaching career | 1996–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1996–1997 | Panachaikos Neou Souliou A.C. |
1998–2002 | Dafni Patras |
2003–2004 | EAP Patras |
2005–2007 | Keravnos Aigio |
2007–2008 | Kefalonia |
2008–2009 | Doxa Lefkadas |
2009–2010 | Keravnos Aigio |
2010–2013 | Esperos Patras |
2013–2016 | Promitheas Patras |
2017–2021 | Promitheas Patras |
2022–present | Promitheas Patras |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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Giatras began his coaching career in 1996. He became the head coach of the Greek club Promitheas Patras, in 2013. With Promitheas, he won the Greek 4th Division championship in 2014, and the Greek 3rd Division championship in 2015. With him as head coach, Promitheas then earned a league promotion to Greece's 2nd Division, in 2016.
With Promitheas, he coached in Greece's 1st Division, for the first time, in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, he coached in a European-wide competition for the first time, coaching Promitheas in the FIBA Champions League, which is one of Europe's two secondary level leagues. He was named the Greek League Coach of the Year, of the 2018–19 season.[3]
Giatras worked as the general manager of Promitheas, from 2016 to 2017.
Greek Basket League Best Coach | |
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