Ilias Zouros

Ilias Zouros
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Ilias Zouros at the EuroBasket 2011
Personal information
Born (1966-03-11) March 11, 1966
NationalityGreek
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1986–present
Career history
As a coach:
1986–1992Panionios (youth teams)
1992–1993Panionios (assistant)
1993–1994Ethnikos Piraeus (assistant)
1995–1996Palaio Faliro (assistant)
1996–1998Sporting (assistant)
1998–1999Maroussi (assistant)
1999–2000Olympiacos (assistant)
2000–2002Olympiacos
2003–2004Sagesse
2004Peristeri
2005–2006Aris Thessaloniki
2006–2007Paris Basket Racing
2007Paris-Levallois Basket
2007–2010Panellinios
2011Žalgiris Kaunas
2011–2012Greek national team
2012Anadolu Efes
2013Žalgiris Kaunas
2014–2015Tofaş
2016–2023Georgian national team
2016–2017Budućnost Podgorica
2019Peristeri
2021–2022Promitheas Patras
2024AEK Athens
2024Sagesse
2024Maroussi
2025Sagesse Club
Career highlights
As head coach:

Ilias Zouros (Order of Honor)[1][2] (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach .

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,[3] Žalgiris Kaunas,[4] and Efes Istanbul.[5]

He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year.[6] He returned to coach Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013.[7] He was fired after a poor start in the season.

On 25 June 2019, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.[8] On 29 November 2019, his contract has been terminated by Peristeri.[9]

On 26 January 2024, Zouros signed as head coach of AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.[10]

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, and Nikos Vetoulas resigning, Maroussi has appointed Zouros as the team's new head coach.[11] His partnership with Maroussi lasted less than two months, with Zouros being replaced by Fotis Takianos on December 9.

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Honours

Head Coach

Sagesse

Žalgiris

Budućnost Podgorica

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ Minaretzis, Dimitris (27 July 2025). "Georgian national team and coach Ilias Zouros entered the Georgian "Order of Honor"". eurohoops.net. Online. Retrieved 28 July 2025. The Georgian national team and its former coach, Ilias Zouros, are officially part of the country's "Order of Honor" for their achievements over the past few years, as they gear up for the upcoming EuroBasket 2025.
  2. ^ "Η Γεωργία απένειμε στον Ηλία Ζούρο το μετάλλιο του Τάγματος Τιμής για την προσφορά του στην εθνική ομάδα". protothema.gr (in Greek). Online. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025. Μία από τις σημαντικότερες στιγμές της καριέρας του απολαμβάνει ο Ηλίας Ζούρος, καθώς ο καταξιωμένος Έλληνας προπονητής, βραβεύθηκε από την κυβέρνηση της Γεωργίας με το μετάλλιο του Τάγματος Τιμής για την προσφορά του στην εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της χώρας.
  3. ^ "Maroussi, Panellinios lose their coaches". www.sportingreece.com. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. ^ Zalgiris makes Zouros new head coach.
  5. ^ "Ufuk Sarıca yerine Ilias Zouros" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ Eurocupbasketball.com - 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC.
  7. ^ Euroleague.net ZALGIRIS KAUNAS brings back coach Zouros.
  8. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (25 June 2019). "Peristeri name Ilias Zouros head coach". Sportando. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ^ Skerletic, Dario (29 November 2019). "Peristeri, Ilias Zouros part ways". Sportando. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Zouros takes over AEK for the rest of the season". Eurohoops. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ Megan. "Vetoula's replacement was immediately found: Ilias Zouros from Marousi was announced". News Bulletin 247. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ FIBA.com - Zouros named coach of Greece.
  13. ^ "Zouros is the new Georgian NT coach". Eurohoops. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Ilias Zouros and the Georgian national team officially parted ways". Eurohoops. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ Askounis, Johnny (26 January 2024). "Zouros takes over AEK for the rest of the season". eurohoops.net. Online. Retrieved 29 July 2025. His first job as head coach was with Olympiacos in 2000. After leading Sagesse to winning the FIBA Asia Champions Cup and the Lebanese Basketball League, he returned to Europe, specifically his home country Greece.
  16. ^ "Coach Zouros stays in Zalgiris". archyvas.zalgiris.lt. Online. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2025. Zalgiris Kaunas agreed to a new deal with head coach Ilias Zouros to keep him for the coming season. The 45-year-old Zouros joined Zalgiris in January and led the team to the Lithuanian League, Baltic League and Lithuanian Cup titles.
  17. ^ "Zalgiris Kaunas brings back coach Zouros". archyvas.zalgiris.lt. Online. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2025. The Greek specialist coached Zalgiris in the 2010-11 season, leading it to win all three domestic titles available – Lithuanian League, Lithuanian Cup and Baltic League.
  18. ^ "Zouros the new man in charge of Georgia". fiba.basketball. Online. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2025. He had previously worked at Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes Istanbul, while he experienced some of the most successful moments of his career as the helm of the storied Zalgiris Kaunas, whom he led to a Lithuanian LKL League, Lithuanian Cup and BBL League treble in 2011.
  19. ^ "Buducnost wins the Montenegrin Cup". eurohoops.net. Online. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2025. Coach Zouros' players had a dynamic 11 – 20 entrance in the game but Mornar Bar recovered well enough to take the lead in the starting minutes of the fourth period. Still, Buducnost had the final say in the match… and the title.
  20. ^ "GRE - Zouros named coach of Greece". fiba.basketball. Online. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2025. Zouros was named Eurocup Coach of the Year in 2009-10 after guiding Panellinios to a surprise appearance in the last four.
  21. ^ "LTU – Zouros appointed coach of Zalgiris". fiba.basketball. Online. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2025. Zouros, the Eurocup Coach of the Year last season at Panellinios after leading the side to a surprise appearance in the last four, will have a baptism of fire with his new team.
  22. ^ "Βραβεύτηκε από την κυβέρνηση της Γεωργίας ο Ζούρος". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025. O 59χρονος προπονητής βραβεύτηκε από την κυβέρνηση της χώρας λαμβάνοντας το μετάλλιο του Τάγματος Τιμής.
  23. ^ Σαλούστρος, Νίκος (27 July 2025). "Η Γεωργία απένειμε στον Ηλία Ζούρο το "Τάγμα της Τιμής" για την προσφορά του στην εθνική ομάδα". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 28 July 2025. Η κυβέρνηση της Γεωργίας τίμησε τον Ηλία Ζούρο για την προσφορά του στην εθνική ομάδα, με τον ίδιο να χαρακτηρίζει τη χώρα το δεύτερο σπίτι του.
  24. ^ Σταυρουλάκης, Γιάννης (27 July 2025). "Ζούρος: Του απονεμήθηκε το Τάγμα της Τιμής για τις επιτυχίες με την Εθνική Γεωργίας". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 28 July 2025. Ο πρόεδρος της Γεωργίας, Μιχαήλ Καβελασβίλι, απένειμε το Τάγμα της Τιμής στον Ηλία Ζούρο, σε αναγνώριση των πρόσφατων επιτυχιών με την Εθνική ομάδα.
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