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Born |
Thessaloniki, Greece |
June 7, 1968 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1987–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point Guard / Shooting Guard | ||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||
1987–1997 | Iraklis | ||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Makedonikos | ||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Iraklis (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | AEK Athens (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Maroussi (Assistant Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Iraklis (Head Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kakiousis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κακιούσης; born June 7, 1968 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Kakiousis began his professional club career in 1987, with the Greek club Iraklis. He moved to the Greek club PAOK in 1997. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup in 1999. He then finished his playing career with the Greek club Makedonikos.
Kakiousis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 1993, the EuroBasket 1995, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. He has represented Greece at senior level in 44 games, averaging 3.6 points per game.
Kakiousis began his club coaching career, as the head coach of Iraklis in 2004. In 2005, he became the head coach of AEK Athens, and in 2006, he became the assistant coach of Maroussi. In 2009, he once again took the head coaching job with Iraklis.