Nikos Linardos

Nikos Linardos (Greek: Νίκος Λινάρδος; born August 26, 1963, in Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, he played at the power forward position.

Nikos Linardos

Personal information
Born	(1963-08-26) August 26, 1963 (age 61) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1981–1995
Position	Power forward
Number	11
Coaching career	1995–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1991	Panionios
1991–1992	Sporting
1993–1994	Panellinios
1994–1995	Maroussi
As coach:
1995–1997	Marathonas Athens (Greek regional minor leagues)
1997–1998	North Carolina University (Assistant)
1998	Greece Under-18 (Assistant)
1998	Greece (Video Coordinator)
1998–1999	Duke University (Assistant)
1999–2001	Maroussi (Assistant)
2001	Maroussi
2002–2003	APOEL
2003–2004	Apollon Limassol
2004–2006	Panionios (Assistant)
2006	Panionios
2006–2011	Maroussi (Assistant)
2007–2008	Greece (Assistant)
2011–2012	Maroussi
2012–2013	Limoges (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As a player: Greek Cup winner (1991) As a head coach: Cypriot Cup winner (2003)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1987 Greece

Professional career

Linardos played club basketball with the Greek League team Panionios Athens. He was a member of the Panionios team that finished in 2nd place in the Greek League in 1987, which is the club's highest ever finish in the league. He was also a member of the Panionios team that won the 1991 Greek Cup title, which is the only top-tier level title in the club's history. During his club career, he also played with the Greek clubs Sporting Athens, Panellinios Athens, and Maroussi Athens.

National team career

Linardos was a member of the senior men's Greek national team. With Greece, he won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket.^[1]

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Linardos worked as a basketball coach. He worked as an assistant basketball coach under head coach Dean Smith, at North Carolina, in the 1997–98 season. He also worked as an assistant under head coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, in the 1998–99 season. Linardos was also an assistant coach under Vangelis Alexandris at Maroussi Athens, and under Panagiotis Giannakis, in the senior men's Greek national team, from 2007 to 2008.

Linardos was the head coach of the Greek club Maroussi, and the Cypriot club APOEL. With APOEL, he won the Cypriot Cup title in 2003. After that, he worked as the head coach of the Cypriot club Apollon Limassol, and the reek club Panionios Athens.

In 2013, Linardos began to coach a youth academy basketball team in Galatsi, Athens, along with his former teammate from his playing days, Michalis Romanidis. In July 2018, Linardos became the Director of the basketball academies of Panionios GSS.

Sports commentating career

Linardos has also worked as a sports commentator, doing analysis during broadcasts of basketball games on Greek TV.

Personal life

Linardos' father, Petros (1925–2022), was a sports journalist and author. His grandparents were refugees from Smyrna.^[2]

References

1. Nikos LINARDOS (GRE) participated in 1 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
2. πέθανε ο σπουδαίος αθλητικογράφος Πέτρος Λινάρδος naftemporiki.gr

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
• KBA Coach Profile