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Ilias Zouros

Ilias Zouros at the EuroBasket 2011
Sagesse SC
Position	Head coach
League	Lebanese Basketball League West Asia Super League
Personal information
Born	(1966-03-11) March 11, 1966 (age 58)
Nationality	Greek
Coaching career	1986–present
Career history
As coach:
1986–1992	Panionios (youth teams)
1992–1993	Panionios (assistant)
1993–1994	Ethnikos Piraeus (assistant)
1995–1996	Palaio Faliro (assistant)
1996–1998	Sporting (assistant)
1998–1999	Maroussi (assistant)
1999–2000	Olympiacos (assistant)
2000–2002	Olympiacos
2003–2004	Sagesse
2004	Peristeri
2005–2006	Aris
2006–2007	Paris Basket Racing
2007	Paris-Levallois Basket
2007–2010	Panellinios
2011	Žalgiris
2011–2012	Greece
2012	Anadolu Efes
2013	Žalgiris
2014–2015	Tofaş
2016–2023	Georgia
2016–2017	Budućnost Podgorica
2019	Peristeri
2021–2022	Promitheas Patras
2024	AEK Athens
2024-Present	Sagesse Club
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: EuroCup Coach of the Year (2010) FIBA Asia Champions Cup champion (2004) Lithuanian League champion (2011) Lithuanian Cup winner (2011) Baltic League champion (2011) Lebanese League champion (2004)

Ilias Zouros (alternate spelling: Elias) (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach who is serving as the head coach for Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Club coaching career

Some of the teams Zouros has been a head coach of include: Olympiacos Piraeus, Sagesse Beirut, Peristeri Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Paris Basket Racing, Panellinios Athens, Žalgiris Kaunas, and Efes Istanbul.

He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year. He returned to coach Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013. He was fired after a poor start in the season.

On 25 June 2019, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. On 29 November 2019, his contract has been terminated by Peristeri.

On 26 January 2024, Zouros signed as head coach of AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.

On June 6 2024 , Ilias Zouros resigned as head coach Sagesse SC Of the Lebanese Basketball League for the 2024-2025 season.

On October 27, following Maroussi's defeat by Panionios, he was appointed as the team's new coach.

National team coaching career

Greece (2011–2012)

Zouros was announced as the new head coach of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in March 2011. He coached Greece at the EuroBasket 2011. After the failure of Greece to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Zouros' contract to coach the Greek national team was not renewed.

Georgia (2016–2023)

On 18 February 2016, Zouros was appointed as head coach of the senior men's Georgian national team. He coached Georgia at the EuroBasket 2017 and the EuroBasket 2022. Under Zouros, Georgia made its World Cup debut at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In September 2023, Zouros' contract was not renewed, ending his tenure as head coach after nearly eight years.

Coaching titles

• Sagesse (2003–04):
  • Lebanese Basketball League Champion: (2004)
  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup Champion: (2004)
• Žalgiris (2011):
  • Baltic League Champion: (2011)
  • Lithuanian League Champion: (2011)
  • Lithuanian Cup Winner: (2011)

Coaching awards

• EuroCup Coach of the Year: (2010)

References

1. "Maroussi, Panellinios lose their coaches". www.sportingreece.com. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
2. Zalgiris makes Zouros new head coach.
3. "Ufuk Sarıca yerine Ilias Zouros" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
4. Eurocupbasketball.com - 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC.
5. Euroleague.net ZALGIRIS KAUNAS brings back coach Zouros.
6. Carchia, Emiliano (25 June 2019). "Peristeri name Ilias Zouros head coach". Sportando. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
7. Skerletic, Dario (29 November 2019). "Peristeri, Ilias Zouros part ways". Sportando. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
8. "Zouros takes over AEK for the rest of the season". Eurohoops. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
9. Megan. "Vetoula's replacement was immediately found: Ilias Zouros from Marousi was announced". News Bulletin 247. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
10. FIBA.com - Zouros named coach of Greece.
11. "Zouros is the new Georgian NT coach". Eurohoops. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
12. "Ilias Zouros and the Georgian national team officially parted ways". Eurohoops. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

• Official Blog (in Greek)
• Euroleague.net Coaching Profile
• Eurobasket.com Coaching Profile
• Panellinios B.C. Head Coach: Ilias Zouros

• 1966 births
• Living people
• Anadolu Efes S.K. coaches
• AEK B.C. coaches
• Aris B.C. coaches
• Basketbol Süper Ligi head coaches
• BC Žalgiris coaches
• Greek basketball coaches
• Greek expatriate basketball people in France
• Greek expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
• Greek expatriate basketball people in Turkey
• Greece national basketball team coaches
• KK Budućnost coaches
• Levallois Metropolitans coaches
• Olympiacos B.C. coaches
• Panellinios B.C. coaches
• Paris Racing Basket coaches
• Peristeri B.C. coaches
• Promitheas Patras B.C. coaches
• Sagesse SC (basketball) coaches