Ilias Zouros

Ilias Zouros
Ηλίας Ζούρος

Ilias Zouros at EuroBasket 2011.
Personal information
Born (1966-03-11) March 11, 1966
Greece
Nationality Greek
Position Head coach
Career history
As coach:
2000–2002 Olympiacos (Greece)
2003–2004 Sagesse (Lebanon)
2004–2005 Peristeri (Greece)
2005–2006 Aris (Greece)
2006–2007 Paris-Levallois (France)
2007–2010 Panellinios (Greece)
2011 Žalgiris (Lithuania)
2011–2012 Greece
2012 Efes (Turkey)
2013 Žalgiris (Lithuania)
2014–2015 Tofaş (Turkey)
Career highlights and awards

As head coach:

Ilias Zouros (alternate spelling: Elias) (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach who current coaches as Tofaş S.K.. He has been a head coach in the Euroleague, and also of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Club coaching career

Zouros has been the head coach of: Olympiacos Piraeus, Sagesse Beirut, Peristeri Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Paris-Levallois Basket, Panellinios Athens,[1] Žalgiris Kaunas,[2] and Efes Istanbul.[3]

He was named the 2010 Eurocup Coach of the Year.[4] He returned to coach Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013.[5] He was fired after a poor start in the season.

Greek national team coaching career

Zouros was announced as the new head coach of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in March 2011.[6] He coached Greece at the EuroBasket 2011. After the failure of Greece to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Zouros' contract to coach the Greek national team was not renewed.

Coaching titles

Coaching awards

References

  1. ↑ "Maroussi, Panellinios lose their coaches". www.sportingreece.com. September 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Zalgiris makes Zouros new head coach.
  3. ↑ "Ufuk Sarıca yerine Ilias Zouros" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com - 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC.
  5. ↑ Euroleague.net ZALGIRIS KAUNAS brings back coach Zouros.
  6. ↑ FIBA.com - Zouros named coach of Greece.

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