Lefteris Kakiousis
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| Born | June 7, 1968 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1987–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point Guard / Shooting Guard | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1987–1997 | Iraklis | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Makedonikos | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004-2005 | Iraklis (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | AEK Athens (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Maroussi (Assistant Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Iraklis (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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
- Greek Cup Champion: (1999)
Assistant coach
- EuroBasket 2005:
Gold - 2006 FIBA World Championship:
Silver
References
External links
- Articles using Template:Infobox basketball biography with deprecated parameters
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- Articles with Greek-language external links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Greek basketball players
- Greek Basket League players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Makedonikos B.C. players
- Olympic basketball players of Greece
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. coaches
- AEK B.C. coaches
- Greek basketball coaches
