Konstantinos Politis

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Konstantinos Politis ( Greek Κωνσταντίνος Πολίτης , born March 21, 1942 in Greece ; † June 18, 2018 ibid) was a Greek basketball player and coach.

Career

Player career

Konstantinos Politis, who played in the position of guard , was active during his playing career for the team of Panathinaikos Athens , with which he won three Greek championships .

With the Greek national team , Politis completed 41 international matches in which he scored 131 points (3.2 on average). He made his debut on April 29, 1961 during the European Championships in Yugoslavia in an encounter against the hosts. With Greece he took part in three European championships (1961, 1965, 1967). Politis had his last international match on September 17, 1968 in Greece's 102-91 victory over the Philippines .

Coaching career

After his playing career, Politis took over the coaching position at his former club Panathinaikos and was able to win three championships and two cup wins between 1979 and 1982. With PAOK Thessaloniki he also reached the Greek Cup final in 1989 and 1990, but both times had to admit defeat to city ​​and arch rivals Aris Thessaloniki . In 1991 he managed to lead PAOK to the final for the third time in a row, but he had to admit defeat again, this time against Panionios Athens . After his return to Panathinaikos, he led the team in the 1994 Final Four tournament for the European Cup , but only achieved third place there. In 1999 he reached the Greek Cup final again with AEK Athens and repeatedly left the field as a loser. The opponent was PAOK of all people, with whom he had previously failed three times. In addition to Panathinaikos, PAOK and AEK, Politis also trained the Athens club Niar Ist.

As coach of the Greek national team, Politis took part in two European championships (1983, 1987) and one world championship (1986). His greatest success was the gold medal at the 1987 European Championship , which he won in front of a home crowd. For Greece, which went into the tournament as a blatant underdog, this should be the cornerstone for the following successes.

successes

  • As a player:
  • As a trainer:
    • Greek champion: 1980, 1981, 1982
    • Cup Winners' Cup : 1979, 1982
    • European Champion: 1987

Others

Politis has long been a co- commentator on basketball games for the Greek state television broadcaster ERT .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ «" Έφυγε "ο Κώστας Πολίτης" , Kostas Politis various
personal data
SURNAME Politis, Konstantinos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Greece
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2018
Place of death Greece