Thodoris Vlachos
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Born | July 9, 1969 Volos, Greece | (age 55)||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 12 January 2017 |
Theodoros "Thodoris" Vlachos (Greek: Θοδωρής Βλάχος, born 9 July 1969 in Volos) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current coach of Olympiacos Water Polo Club and the Greece men's national water polo team.[1][2]
As a player, Vlachos played for Olympiacos from 1989 to 1998, winning numerous titles. He was also a member of the Greek national team. After his retirement, he became assistant coach of Olympiacos under coaches Dragan Matutinović, Zoltán Kásás and Veselin Đuho.[3] He became Olympiacos head coach in 2011, following a successful stint as head coach in Palaio Faliro. Under his guidance, Olympiacos won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa, after a 9–7 win against home team Pro Recco in the final and completed a Triple Crown, winning the season's all available titles.[4][5] Besides the LEN Champions League and the Triple Crown, he has also coached Olympiacos to 6 consecutive Greek League titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), 5 Greek Cups (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) and 5 domestic Doubles.[6]
In 2014, he became head coach of Greece national team,[7] whom he led to the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and the bronze medal at the 2016 World League in Huizhou.[8]
References
- ^ Νέος προπονητής του Θρύλου ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, redplanet.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Eλλάδα–Ιταλία 11–10, sport24.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Thodoris Vlachos, gavros.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
- ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- ^ Ολυμπιακός–ΠΑΟ 10–6, Πρωταθλητής ο Ολυμπιακός με 3–0, contra.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Νέος προπονητής στην Εθνική ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, contra.gr (in Greek)
- ^ "BCN 2015 Greek Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 August 2015.