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Gerasimos Tzakis (Greek: Γεράσιμος Τζάκης; born September 17, 1966) is a Greek–Romanian professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1966 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Greek / Romanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| –1987 | Dinamo București |
| 1987–1988 | PAOK |
| 1988–1996 | Apollon Patras |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Greek A2 Basket League champion 1992 | |
Tzakis was born in Bucharest to Greek parents.
He started his career with Dinamo București. In 1987, he moved to PAOK. After one year, he joined to Apollon Patras in exchange for Bill Melis. One of Tzakis most memorable games, was a 109–91 victory against Olympiacos when Tzakis scored 19 points. Tzakis, stayed eight years to Apollon when he retired before the 1996–97 season.
After his retirement he became a coach in amateur clubs such as E.A. Patras and Panachaiki G.E. He coached Titanes Patras, a wheelchair basketball basketball club.[1][2][3]
Tzakis was playing with the Romanian national basketball team. He participated in the 1992 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament. Tzakis retired from the national team in 1993.
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