Lefteris Kakiousis
Λευτέρης Κακιούσης
Iraklis Thessaloniki
PositionTechnical Director
LeagueGreek Elite League
Personal information
Born (1968-06-07) 7 June 1968
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career1987–2001
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number5, 7
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1997Iraklis
1997–1999PAOK
2000–2001Makedonikos
As coach:
2001–2002Makedonikos
2002–2005Iraklis
2005–2006AEK Athens
2006–2007Maroussi (assistant)
2009–2010Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball (Assistant coach)
Representing  Greece
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2005 Serbia

Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kakiousis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κακιούσης; born 7 June 1968 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek professional basketball player, as well as a coach and executive. During his playing career, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Playing career

Clubs

Kakiousis began his professional club club career in 1987, with the Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki. His moved to the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki in 1997. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup title in 1999. He finished his playing career with the Greek club Makedonikos.

Greece national team

With the senior Greek national team, Kakiousis played at the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.[1] In total, he represented Greece at the senior level in 44 games, in which he averaged 3.6 points per game.[2]

Coaching career

Kakiousis began his club coaching career, as the head coach of the Greek club Makedonikos in 2001. With Makedonikos, he won the Greek 2nd Division championship, with a 24–2 record in the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki, and he led the club a third-place finish in the Greek Basket League's 2003–04 season. In 2005, he became the head coach of AEK Athens, and in 2006, he became the assistant coach of Maroussi Athens. In 2009, he once again took the head coaching job with Iraklis.

Kakiousis was also an assistant coach for the senior men's Greek national teams that won the gold medal at 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

Player

Head coach

Assistant coach

References

  1. ↑ "Lefteris Kakiousis". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Κακιούσης, Ελευθέριος (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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