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Kostas Politis
Personal information
Born (1942-03-21)21 March 1942
Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Died 18 June 2018(2018-06-18) (aged 76)
Athens, Greece
Listed height 6 ft 1.75 in (1.87 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Pro career 1963–1971
Coaching career 1978–1999
Career history
As player:
1963–1971 Panathinaikos
As coach:
1978–1982 Panathinaikos
1982–1987 Greece
1989–1990 PAOK
1993–1994 Panathinaikos
1999 AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
As player
  • 3× Greek League champion (1967, 1969, 1971)

As head coach:

  • FIBA Balkans Selection (1991 I)
  • 3× Greek League champion (1980–1982)
  • 2× Greek Cup winner (1979, 1982)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
(Head Coach)
EuroBasket
Gold 1987 Greece

Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Πολίτης; 21 March 1942 – 18 June 2018) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach.

Career as a player

Club career

Politis played with Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971. In the 1968–69 season, he was a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup semifinalist.

National team career

Politis also played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1961, the EuroBasket 1965, the EuroBasket 1967, and at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.

Career as a coach

Club coaching career

Politis was the head coach of Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships (1980, 1981, and 1982), and 2 Greek Cups (1979 and 1982). He was also a 2 time Greek Cup finalist (1989 and 1990) while coaching PAOK.

Politis was the head coach of the FIBA Balkans Selection in 1991. In the 1993–94 season, when he was coaching Panathinaikos, he was a FIBA European League semifinalist, and his team finished in 3rd place at the 1994 FIBA European League Final Four at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Politis was a Greek Cup finalist, while coaching AEK Athens.

National team coaching career

Politis was the head coach of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987. He coached the Greece national team at the EuroBasket 1983, and the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

See also

  • List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches
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