Thodoris Vlachos

Thodoris Vlachos
Personal information
Born July 9, 1969 (1969-07-09) (age 49)
Volos, Greece
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Greece
World Championships
2015 Kazan Team (coach)
FINA World League
2016 Huizhou Team (coach)
Updated on 12 January 2017.

Theodoros "Thodoris" Vlachos (Greek: Θοδωρής Βλάχος, born 9 July 1969 in Volos) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current coach of Olympiacos Water Polo Club and the Greece men's national water polo team.[1][2]

As a player, Vlachos played for Olympiacos from 1989 to 1998, winning numerous titles. He was also a member of the Greek national team. After his retirement, he became assistant coach of Olympiacos under coaches Dragan Matutinović, Zoltán Kásás and Veselin Đuho.[3] He became Olympiacos head coach in 2011, following a successful stint as head coach in Palaio Faliro. Under his guidance, Olympiacos won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa, after a 9–7 win against home team Pro Recco in the final and completed a Triple Crown, winning the season's all available titles.[4][5] Besides the LEN Champions League and the Triple Crown, he has also coached Olympiacos to 6 consecutive Greek League titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), 5 Greek Cups (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) and 5 domestic Doubles.[6]

In 2014, he became head coach of Greece national team,[7] whom he led to the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and the bronze medal at the 2016 World League in Huizhou.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Νέος προπονητής του Θρύλου ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, redplanet.gr (in Greek)
  2. ↑ Eλλάδα–Ιταλία 11–10, sport24.gr (in Greek)
  3. ↑ Thodoris Vlachos, gavros.gr (in Greek)
  4. ↑ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
  6. ↑ Ολυμπιακός–ΠΑΟ 10–6, Πρωταθλητής ο Ολυμπιακός με 3–0, contra.gr (in Greek)
  7. ↑ Νέος προπονητής στην Εθνική ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, contra.gr (in Greek)
  8. ↑ "BCN 2015 Greek Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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