Ilias Kantzouris

Ilias Kantzouris (Greek: Ηλίας Καντζούρης; born August 11, 1973) is a Greek professional basketball coach for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.

Ilias Kantzouris
Kantzouris as coach of Bamberg in 2018
Limoges CSP
PositionHead coach
LeaguePro A
Personal information
Born (1973-08-11) August 11, 1973
Greece
NationalityGreek
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2000–2001Apollon Patras (assistant)
2001–2003Near East (assistant)
2005–2006Aris Thessaloniki (assistant)
2006–2007Sporting (assistant)
2007AEK Athens (assistant)
2007–2011Panellinios (assistant)
2011–2012Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant)
2013Greece (assistant)
2013–2014UNICS Kazan (assistant)
2014–2018Brose Bamberg (assistant)
2018Brose Bamberg (interim)
2018–2019AEK Athens (assistant)
2020Iraklis Thessaloniki
2020–2022Kolossos Rodou
2022–2023AEK Athens
2023–presentLimoges CSP

Coaching career

Professional clubs

Kantzouris began his coaching career in 2000, as an assistant coach, with the Greek club Apollon Patras. He then worked as an assistant coach with the Greek clubs Near East, Aris Thessaloniki, and Sporting Athens. Following that, he worked as an assistant coach with the Greek clubs AEK Athens and Panellinios.

He was an assistant coach with the Lithuanian League club, Žalgiris Kaunas, in the 2011–12 season. He was then an assistant coach with the Russian VTB United League club, UNICS Kazan, in the 2013–14 season. After that, he worked as an assistant for the German League club, Brose Bamberg, from 2014 to 2018.

Kantzouris then became the interim head coach of Brose Bamberg, after head coach Andrea Trinchieri was fired by the team, in February 2018.[1] He worked as Brose's interim head coach, until the club hired Luca Banchi, as its new permanent head coach.[2]

On January 28, 2020, Kantzouris signed with Greek Basket League club Iraklis (his first official head coaching job), replacing Ioannis Kastritis.

On July 3, 2022, after two successful seasons with Kolossos Rodou, Kantzouris was named head coach of AEK Athens.[3] On May 11, 2023, he parted ways with the club. On May 22, 2023, he signed with Limoges CSP.

Greece national team

Kantzouris worked as an assistant coach of the senior Greece national basketball team, in 2013.[4]

References
  1. Brose, Trinchieri part ways.
  2. Brose Bamberg names Banchi new head coach.
  3. Brose Bamberg names Banchi new head coach.
  4. AEK tabs Ilias Kantzouris as the new head coach.
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