Evangelos Koronios, most commonly known as Angelos Koronios (alternate spelling: Aggelos,

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: Ευάγγελος "Άγγελος" Κορωνιός; born 16 March 1969), is a Greek former professional

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player and

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Professional career

Born in

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, Greece, Koronios started playing

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basketball with the

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s of Peristeri Athens, in 1982. He began his

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career with the senior men's team of

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, in 1986. In 1998, he moved to the Greek club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

, where he played for two seasons. Then, he continued his career with the Greek clubs PAOK Thessaliniki (2000–01), Maroussi Athens, for two seasons (2001–03),

Panionios Athens Panionios G.S.S. (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'', is a Greek multi-sport club founded in 1890. Originally ...

(2003–04), and finally, with Olympiacos Piraeus (2004–05). At the time of his retirement, Koronios was the unofficial all-time stats leader of the Greek Basket League, since the 1986–87 season in points scored, with 7,080, in assists, with 1,264, in steals, with 583, in free throws made, with 2,020, and in three pointers made, with 828. In total, Koronios appeared in 448 games in the top-tier level league of Greek basketball. Some of his Greek League career records were eventually broken by Nikos Boudouris,

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, and

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National team career

Koronios was a member of the senior

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. With Greece's senior national team, he played at the 1992 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, at the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, at the

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, and at the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket. He also won a silver medal at the

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Coaching career

In the 2005–06 season, Koronios started his coaching career, working as the

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at Alimos. He spent the next season (2006–07) coaching Sporting, and with them, he won the Greek 2nd Division championship. In the summer of 2007, he was appointed as the new head coach of

, but he decided to resign, "for personal reasons", on 25 October. He was later appointed as the new head coach of AEK, following the departure of

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from that position, in January 2011. After that, he was the head coach of

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, before returning to AEK Athens, as an assistant coach.

Awards and accomplishments

As a player

Pro clubs

* 5× Greek League All-Star: (1994 I, 1996 I, 1996 II, 1997, 1999) *

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Winner: (2000) *

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Champion: (2000) *

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: ( Playoffs - Eighth-finals Game 3; 2000–01) * Greek All-Star Game 3 Point Shootout Contest Champion: (2004) * When he retired, he was the all-time leader in games played in the Greek Basketball Championship's Alpha 1 era (since the 1986–87 season). * When he retired, he was the all-time leader in steals in the Greek Basketball Championship's Alpha 1 era (since the 1986–87 season). * He is the all-time leader in 3 pointers made in the Greek Basketball Championship's Alpha 1 era ( since the 1986–87 season). * He is the all-time leading scorer of the Greek Basketball Championship's Alpha 1 era ( since the 1986–87 season). * He is the 6th all-time leading scorer of the Greek Basketball Championship's Alpha era ( since the 1963–64 season).Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Άγγελος Κορωνιός .
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Greek Basket League Hall of Fame The Greek Basket League Hall of Fame, or HEBA Basketball Hall of Fame ( el, Ελληνικό Μπάσκετ Λιγκ Χολ οφ Φέιμ) is a hall of fame that recognizes and honors the best basketball players and head coaches in the history of ...

, inducted as a player.

Greek national team

As a head coach

* Greek 2nd Division champion (2007)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Τα “κανόνια” του ελληνικού Πρωταθλήματος: Άγγελος Κορωνιός
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