Kostas Politis

Kostas Politis ( _el. Κώστας Πολίτης; born March 21st, 1942 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach.

Career as a Player

He played for Panathinaikos BC and he won 3 Greek Championships with them (1967, 1969, 1971). In 1969, he was a Cup Winners' Cup semifinalist. Kostas Politis also played for the Greece national basketball team at the Eurobasket 1961, the Eurobasket 1967 and at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.

Career as a Coach

He was the coach of Panathinaikos BC and with them he won 3 Greek Championships (1980, 1981, 1982) and 2 Greek Cups (1979, 1982). He was also a 3 time Greek Cup finalist (1989, 1990, 1991).

In 1993, when he coached Panathinaikos BC he was a European Champions' Cup semifinalist and he won the 3rd place of the Champions' Cup in 1994 at Tel Aviv. In 1999, Kostas Politis was a Greek Cup finalist while coaching AEK Athens BC. He was also the coach of the Greek National Squad that won the gold medal at the Eurobasket 1987. He also won the 10th place at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

External links

* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfEnt.php?idjug=181&idioma=3 Coach career]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=362&idioma=3 Player career]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/default.asp?cid=%7B0FE489ED-253F-4450-A35E-989CAA4AEA4C%7D&search=Politis+Kostas&inplayer=on Player stats]