Ilias Zouros

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| name = Ilias Zouros

| image = Ilias Zouros by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

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| caption = Ilias Zouros at the EuroBasket 2011

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| league = Lebanese Basketball League

| team = Sagesse SC

| position = Head coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|11}}

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| nationality = Greek

| coach_start = 1986

| coach_end =

| cyears1 = 1986–1992

| cteam1 = Panionios (youth teams)

| cyears2 = 1992–1993

| cteam2 = Panionios (assistant)

| cyears3 = 1993–1994

| cteam3 = Ethnikos Piraeus (assistant)

| cyears4 = 1995–1996

| cteam4 = Palaio Faliro (assistant)

| cyears5 = 1996–1998

| cteam5 = Sporting (assistant)

| cyears6 = 1998–1999

| cteam6 = Maroussi (assistant)

| cyears7 = 1999–2000

| cteam7 = Olympiacos (assistant)

| cyears8 = 2000–2002

| cteam8 = Olympiacos

| cyears9 = 2003–2004

| cteam9 = Sagesse

| cyears10 = 2004

| cteam10 = Peristeri

| cyears11 = 2005–2006

| cteam11 = Aris Thessaloniki

| cyears12 = 2006–2007

| cteam12 = Paris Basket Racing

| cyears13 = 2007

| cteam13 = Paris-Levallois Basket

| cyears14 = 2007–2010

| cteam14 = Panellinios

| cyears15 = 2011

| cteam15 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| cyears16 = 2011–2012

| cteam16 = Greek national team

| cyears17 = 2012

| cteam17 = Anadolu Efes

| cyears18 = 2013

| cteam18 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| cyears19 = 2014–2015

| cteam19 = Tofaş

| cyears20 = 2016–2023

| cteam20 = Georgian national team

| cyears21 = 2016–2017

| cteam21 = Budućnost Podgorica

| cyears22 = 2019

| cteam22 = Peristeri

| cyears23 = 2021–2022

| cteam23 = Promitheas Patras

| cyears24 = 2024

| cteam24 = AEK Athens

| cyears25 = 2024

| cteam25 = Sagesse

| cyears26 = 2024

| cteam26 = Maroussi

| cyears27 = 2025-present

| cteam27 = Sagesse Club

| highlights = 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)

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

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,{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=4587|title=Maroussi, Panellinios lose their coaches|date=September 9, 2010|work=www.sportingreece.com|access-date=September 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121307/http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=4587|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead}} Žalgiris Kaunas,[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/81345/180 Zalgiris makes Zouros new head coach.] and Efes Istanbul.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/basketbol/59599/ufuk-sarica-yerine-ilias-zouros|title=Ufuk Sarıca yerine Ilias Zouros|date=27 February 2012|publisher=NTVSpor.net|access-date=27 February 2012|language= tr}}

He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100411054825/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/69900/3735 Eurocupbasketball.com - 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC.] He returned to coach Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013.[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/114463/8177 Euroleague.net ZALGIRIS KAUNAS brings back coach Zouros.] He was fired after a poor start in the season.

On 25 June 2019, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/peristeri-name-ilias-zouros-head-coach/|title=Peristeri name Ilias Zouros head coach|date=June 25, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 25, 2019 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} On 29 November 2019, his contract has been terminated by Peristeri.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/peristeri-ilias-zouros-part-ways/|title=Peristeri, Ilias Zouros part ways|date=November 29, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=November 29, 2019 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

On 26 January 2024, Zouros signed as head coach of AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.{{cite web|title=Zouros takes over AEK for the rest of the season|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1618846/ilias-zouros-signs-with-aek-basketball-champions-league/|website=Eurohoops|date=26 January 2024|accessdate=26 January 2024}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Megan |title=Vetoula's replacement was immediately found: Ilias Zouros from Marousi was announced |url=https://newsbulletin247.com/sports/598393.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=News Bulletin 247 |language=en-US}} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000218/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=45963 FIBA.com - Zouros named coach of Greece.] 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.{{cite web|title=Zouros is the new Georgian NT coach|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/national-teams/191353/zouros-is-the-new-georgian-nt-coach/|website=Eurohoops|date=18 February 2016|accessdate=15 September 2023}} 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.{{cite web|title=Ilias Zouros and the Georgian national team officially parted ways|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1553497/ilias-zouros-georgia-2023-fiba-world-cup-parted-ways/|website=Eurohoops|date=14 September 2023|accessdate=15 September 2023}}

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){{fact|date=December 2023}}

Coaching awards

EuroCup Coach of the Year: (2010)

References

External links

[http://blogs.in.gr/blogger/?cid=731 Official Blog] {{in lang|el}}
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=WAJ Euroleague.net Coaching Profile]
[http://www.eurobasket.com/coach.asp?Cntry=LTU&CoachID=4595&AmNotSure=1 Eurobasket.com Coaching Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100421221730/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/eurocup-finals/vitoria-2010/main-page/i/69704/4304/item Panellinios B.C. Head Coach: Ilias Zouros]

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