Vangelis Alexandris

Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris (Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a former professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Tiger".^[1] During his head coaching career, Alexandris won two European-wide club league championships. He won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship in the 2000–01 season, and the FIBA Europe Champions Cup championship in the 2002–03 season.

Vangelis Alexandris
Βαγγέλης Αλεξανδρής

Alexandris coaching Iraklis, in 2016.
Personal information
Born	(1951-02-02) February 2, 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1971–1986
Position	Point guard
Number	14
Coaching career	1992–present
Career history
As player:
1971–1980	Aris
1980–1985	PAOK
1985–1986	Iraklis Thessaloniki
As coach:
1992–1995	Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1995	PAOK
1995–1997	Apollon Patras
1997–1998	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1998–1999	Irakleio
1999–2001	Maroussi
2001–2002	PAOK
2002–2004	Aris
2004–2006	Olympia Larissa
2006–2007	AEK Athens
2007	PAOK
2007–2008	Kolossos Rodou
2008–2009	Kavala
2009–2010	GS Olympia Larissa
2010–2011	Maroussi
2011–2012	Aris
2013	Kavala
2013–2014	Jordan
2014–2015	Panionios
2015–2018	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2018	Panionios
Career highlights and awards
As a player: Greek League champion (1979) Greek Cup winner (1984) Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1982) As a head coach: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (2001) FIBA Europe Champions Cup champion (2003)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA Europe U18 Championship 1970 Greece Under-18

Professional career

Alexandris played club with Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK Thessaloniki, and Iraklis Thessaloniki during his pro club career as a basketball player. With Aris, he won the Greek League championship in 1979. He was the Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer in 1982. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup in 1984.

National team career

Alexandris played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the silver medal at the 1970 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he played at the 1972 FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament, and the 1983 FIBA EuroBasket.

Coaching career

Club coaching career

Some of the teams that Alexandris has coached during his career include: PAOK Thessaloniki, Aris Thessaloniki, Olympia Larissa, Maroussi Athens, AEK Athens, and Gymnastikos S. Larissas. Alexandris became the head coach of Aris for the second time in 2011.^[2] He then became the head coach of Panionios Athens in 2014.^[3] In October 2015, Alexandris signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 (Greek 2nd Division).^[4]

Alexandris' biggest successes as a head coach in his career, are winning the championship of the European-wide secondary level competition, the FIBA Saporta Cup, with Maroussi, during the 2000–01 season, and winning the championship of the European-wide third level competition, the FIBA Europe Champions Cup (later known as the FIBA EuroCup Challenge) title, during the 2002–03 season, while he coached Aris.

National team coaching career

In May 2013, Alexandris was hired to coach the senior men's Jordanian national basketball team.^[5] He coached Jordan's team at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

References

1. Οι κορυφαίοι των ελληνικών πάγκων: Βαγγέλης Αλεξανδρής (in Greek).
2. ARIS brings back coach Alexandris.
3. Vangelis Alexandris is Panionios' new coach.
4. Ανακοίνωσε τη συμφωνία με Αλεξανδρή! (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. "Alexandris to coach Jordanian NT". Court Side Newspaper. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• EuroCup Coaching Profile
• FIBA Coaching Profile
• FIBA.com Senior Profile
• FIBA.com Junior Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Greek Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
• The top of the Greek bench: Vangelis Alexandris (in Greek)