Lefteris Kakiousis

Lefteris Kakiousis
Λευτέρης Κακιούσης

Personal information
Born	(1968-06-07) June 7, 1968 Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1987–2001
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career	2001–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1997	Iraklis
1997–1999	PAOK
2000–2001	Makedonikos
As coach:
2001–2002	Makedonikos
2002–2005	Iraklis
2005–2006	AEK Athens
2006–2007	Maroussi (assistant)
2009–2010	Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
As a player: Greek Cup winner (1999) As a head coach: Greek 2nd Division champion (2002)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Greece FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Serbia National Team FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan National Team

Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kakiousis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κακιούσης; born June 7, 1968 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Playing career

Clubs

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

Greek national team

Kakiousis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 1993, the EuroBasket 1995, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. He has represented Greece at senior level in 44 games, averaging 3.6 points per game.

Coaching career

Kakiousis began his club coaching career, as the head coach of Makedonikos in 2001. He won the 2002 Greek A2 Basket League championship, with a 24–2 record. In 2002, he joined Iraklis, and lead the club a third-place finish in the Greek Basket League 2003–04 season. In 2005, he became the head coach of AEK Athens, and in 2006, he became the assistant coach of Maroussi. In 2009, he once again took the head coaching job with Iraklis.

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

Awards and accomplishments

Player

• Greek Cup Winner: (1999)

Assistant coach

• 2005 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Championship:  Silver

External links

• FIBA Euroleague Profile
• FIBA Archive Profile
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lefteris Kakiousis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
• AEK Athens Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile Template:El icon at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-11)