Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Πολίτης; 21 March 1942 – 18 June 2018) was a Greek professional
basketball
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player and coach.
Career as a player
Club career
Politis played with
Panathinaikos, and they won 3
Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971. In the
1968–69 season, he was a
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...
semifinalist.
National team career
Politis also played with the
Greece men's national basketball team
The Greece men's national basketball team ( el, Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for ...
at the
EuroBasket 1961
The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
, the
EuroBasket 1965
The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
Results
First round
Group A – Moscow
Group B – Tbilisi
...
, the
EuroBasket 1967
The 1967 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1967, was the fifteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
First round Group A – Helsinki
Group B – Tampere
Knocko ...
, and at the
1967 Mediterranean Games
The 1967 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the V Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Tunis 1967, were the 5th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia over 9 days, from 8 to 17 September 1967, where 1,249 athletes ...
.
Career as a coach
Club coaching career
Politis was the
head coach
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of
Panathinaikos, and they won 3
Greek League championships (1980, 1981, and 1982), and 2
Greek Cups (1979 and 1982). He was also a 2 time
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most ...
finalist (1989 and 1990) while coaching
PAOK.
In the 1993–94 season, when he was coaching
Panathinaikos, he was a
FIBA European League semifinalist, and his team finished in 3rd place at the
1994 FIBA European League Final Four
The 1994 FIBA European League Final Four, or 1994 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, was the 1993–94 season's FIBA European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
7up Joventut won its first title, after defeating Olympiacos in the ...
at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Politis was a
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most ...
finalist, while coaching
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 ...
.
National team coaching career
Politis was the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
of the
Greece men's national basketball team
The Greece men's national basketball team ( el, Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for ...
that won the gold medal at the
EuroBasket 1987
The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the e ...
. He coached the Greece national team at the
EuroBasket 1983
The 1983 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1983, was the 23rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 26 May to 4 June 1983 in France. Italy defeated Spain in the final ...
, and the
1986 FIBA World Championship.
See also
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List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches
The list of FIBA EuroBasket-winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the FIBA EuroBasket, which is the main international competition for senior men's basketball national teams that is governed by FIBA Europe, the Europea ...
References
External links
FIBA ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
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1942 births
2018 deaths
AEK B.C. coaches
FIBA EuroBasket-winning coaches
Greece national basketball team coaches
Greek basketball coaches
Greek Basket League players
Greek men's basketball players
Near East B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC coaches
Panathinaikos B.C. coaches
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Point guards
Basketball players from Athens