Ioannis Sfairopoulos
PAOK (assistant) | |
2005–2008 | Olympiacos (assistant) |
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2008–2011 | Kolossos Rodou |
2011–2012 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
2012 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
2012–2014 | Panionios |
2014–2018 | Olympiacos |
2018–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2023–present | Crvena zvezda |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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Ioannis Sfairopoulos (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Sferopoulos) (
Playing career
Sfairopoulos began playing basketball in the youth system of Apollon Kalamarias at the age of 12. After playing 2 years in the
Coaching career
Clubs
After Sfairopoulos retired from playing club basketball, at the age of 21, he immediately began his basketball coaching career, within the same Apollon Kalamarias club system in which he was a player. He worked as a coach with the club, from 1986 to 1997. He coached in the club's cadets, juniors, and senior men's teams. He coached the
He was then an assistant coach with the
In 2006, he worked as an assistant coach with the
He became the head coach of the Greek EuroCup team Panionios in 2012.[3] He became the head coach of the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos in 2014.[4][5] In 2015, he extended his contract with Olympiacos, through the 2017–18 season.[6][7] After Olympiacos lost to Panathinaikos in the 2018 Greek League Finals, 3 games to 2, Olympiacos announced that Sfairopoulos and the club would separate ways.[8]
On November 18, 2018, Sfairopoulos was hired as Maccabi Tel Aviv's new head coach, as he signed a 1+1⁄2-year deal with the Israeli Premier League team.[9] On June 13, 2019, Sfairopoulos led Maccabi to their 53rd Israeli League title after defeating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89–75 in the final. He was subsequently named Israeli League Coach of the Year.[10]
On December 15, 2019, Sfairopoulos signed a three-year contract extension with Maccabi.[11] On February 15, 2022, Sfairopoulos was sacked from the head coach position, after a loss in the Israeli Cup semifinals, which led to public discontent, as well as a disappointing EuroLeague campaign.[12] On October 22, 2023, he became the new head coach of Crvena zvezda and signed a two-year contract with this club.
Greece national team
Sfairopoulos was an assistant coach with the Greece men's national basketball team from 2001 to 2004, under head coaches Kostas Petropoulos, Giannis Ioannidis, and Panagiotis Giannakis. He was an assistant coach on the Greece national team that competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also worked as assistant coach for the Greece national team from 2009 to 2010, under head coach Jonas Kazlauskas.
He was an assistant coach with Greece at the EuroBasket 2009, and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching record
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G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Olympiacos | 2014–15 | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Lost in the final game |
Olympiacos | 2015–16 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | Eliminated in the Top 16 stage |
Olympiacos | 2016–17 | 37 | 23 | 14 | .622 | Lost in the final game |
Olympiacos | 2017–18 | 34 | 20 | 14 | .588 | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2018–19 | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | Eliminated in the regular season |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2019–20 | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2020–21 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 | Eliminated in the regular season |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2021–22 | 23 | 11 | 12 | .478 | Sacked |
Career | 229 | 132 | 97 | .576 |
Awards and accomplishments
As Assistant coach
Greece national team
- EuroBasket 2009: Bronze
Pro clubs
- Greek Cup Winner: (1999)
- VTB United League Champion: (2012)
- Russian Championship Champion: (2012)
As Head coach
Pro clubs
- 2× EuroLeague Runner-up: (2015, 2017)
- 2× Greek League Champion: (2015, 2016)
- 1× Greek League Best Coach: (2015)
- 3× Israeli League Champion: (2019, 2020, 2021)
- 1× Israeli Cup Winner: (2021)
- 2× Israeli League Best Coach: (2019, 2020)
- 2× Israeli Basketball League Cup (2020, 2021)
- 1× ABA League Champion (2024)
- 1× Serbian League Champion (2024)
- 1× Serbian Cup Winner (2024)
Personal life
Sfairopoulos is married and has two sons.
References
- ^ Giannis Sferopoulos added to CSKA coaching staff.
- ^ Career Notes.
- ^ PANIONIOS finds new leader in Sfairopoulos.
- ^ Olympiacos tabs Sferopoulos as head coach.
- ^ Ioannis Sfairopoulos returns to Olympiacos.
- ^ Olympiacos, coach Sfairopoulos together until 2018.
- ^ Head-coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos extends with Olympiacos until 2018.
- ^ "Olympiacos and Sfairopoulos part ways". Eurohoops.net. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Maccabi hires Sfairopoulos in place of Spahija as head coach". EuroLeague.net. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "בק טו בק: מכבי ת"א שוב אלופה!". basket.co.il. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Maccabi, Sfairopoulos pen extension through 2023". EuroLeague.net. December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Maccabi, Giannis Sfairopoulos part ways". Eurohoops.net. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
External links
- Ioannis Sfairopoulos at euroleague.net
- Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Olympiacos: 'Above all, I love basketball!' at euroleague.net