Christos Serelis ( el, Χρήστος Σερέλης; born August 21, 1974) is a Greek professional

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who is currently an

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for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague, under head coach

Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...

Coaching career

Serelis became the

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of the Greek club

Lavrio Laurium or Lavrio ( ell, Λαύριο; grc, Λαύρειον (later ); before early 11th century BC: Θορικός ''Thorikos''; from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greec ...

in 2005. With Lavrio, he won the Greek 4th Division championship in 2007, and the Greek 3rd Division championship in 2010. On April 14, 2022, he left Lavrio in order to join

, as an assistant of Giorgos Vovoras.Christos Serelis to join Panathinaikos's coaching staff under Vovoras.
/ref> After the end of the season, he became once again the head coach of Lavrio. On February 21, 2023, Serelis returned to Panathinaikos to serve as the head coach for the remainder of the season, after the firing of

Dejan Radonjić Dejan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Радоњић; born February 2, 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. St ...

and the rest of his staff. After valiantly leading the club through a very tumultuous period of internal problems and bitter defeats, both domestic and abroad, Serelis took a backseat and returned to an assistant position, following the hiring of two-time EuroLeague winner

as the historic club's new head honcho, starting with the 2023–2024 campaign.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Coach ProfileRealgm.com Coach Profile
Living people Greek basketball coaches Lavrio B.C. coaches Panathinaikos B.C. coaches 1974 births Sportspeople from Attica People from East Attica {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub