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Panagiotis Kafkis

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Panagiotis Kafkis
Παναγιώτης Καυκής
Ilysiakos
PositionHead coach
LeagueGreek C League
Personal information
Born (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 44)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1998–2018
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number5
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2003Ilysiakos
2003–2005Makedonikos
2005–2006Apollon Patras
2006–2007Panionios
2007–2008Olympiacos
2008–2010PAOK
2010–2011Kolossos
2011–2012Peristeri
2012–2014Ilysiakos
2014–2015AENK
2015–2017Doukas
2017–2018Pagrati
2018Ippokratis Kos
As coach:
2019–presentIlysiakos
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Under-26

Panagiotis Kafkis (alternate spelling: Panayiotis) (Greek: Παναγιώτης Καυκής; born May 8, 1980, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 34 in) tall,[1] he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

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After playing with the youth teams of Aetos Kallitheas, Kafkis started his pro career with Ilysiakos in 1998. In his pro career, Kafkis played with some of the following clubs: Makedonikos, Apollon Patras, Panionios, and Olympiacos. After last playing in 2018, Kafkis announced he was switching from playing to coaching in 2019.

National team career

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Kafkis won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national team.

Coaching career

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After he retired from playing professional basketball, Kafkis began his coaching career in 2019, when he became the head coach of the Greek club Ilysiakos.[2]

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