Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαρτζώκας, born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional

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player and current head coach for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague. He became the first Greek head coach to win the EuroLeague title, after winning the 2012–13 competition with

Playing career

Barztokas played professional basketball in the

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, before some serious knee injuries ( torn right knee ACL and later torn left knee ACL) ended his career at age 27.

Coaching career

Bartzokas began working as a

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at the age of 22, while he was still also playing club basketball. He was the assistant coach of

Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...

for several years in

. In 2006, he signed on as the

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of Olympia Larissa. That same year with Olympia, he managed to reach the playoffs of the

for the first time in the club's history. The team finished in 7th place, and repeated their playoffs qualification the next year, during the Greek Basket League 2007–08 season. In 2009, Bartzokas became the head coach of

. In 2010, he was named the Greek League Best Coach. He became the head coach of

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

in 2010. Bartzokas became the head coach of the Greek EuroLeague club

, in June 2012. With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague, becoming the first Greek coach in history to win this title. He was also named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2013. He also won the

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with Olympiacos. On July 5, 2015, Bartzokas signed a 2-year deal with

PBC Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague. In the EuroLeague, he coached the team to a first-ever Final Four appearance, after beating

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3–2 in the EuroLeague Playoffs. On July 8, 2016, he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team

of the Liga ACB. After one season, Barcelona parted ways with him. On June 30, 2017, Bartzokas returned to the VTB United League, in order to be the new head coach of the Russian club

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. He signed a two-year contract. On January 21, 2019 Bartzokas left Khimki, the contract was terminated. On January 10, 2020, Barzokas returned to

and he signed a 2 and a half year deal. After two months as a head coach the season was canceled due to the pandemic situation. In the 2020-21 season, Bartzokas tried to rebuild the team's roster after Sloukas return, but Olympiacos didn't qualify for the Play-off round of EuroLeague. In the 2021-22 season he won the

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with Olympiacos. That was his first national trophy. In EuroLeague he qualified with Olympiacos to the Final Four of Belgrade.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Career achievements

Club Titles

Olympiacos * EuroLeague Champion: (

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Champion: (

) * Greek League: (2022) *

Winner: (2022) *

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek association football one-match competition which w ...

Winner: (2022)

Awards

* Greek League Best Coach: (2010) *2× EuroLeague Coach of the Year: (2013, 2022)

References

External links

Georgios Bartzokas
at acb.com
Georgios Bartzokas
at euroleague.net

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