Makis Giatras
Gerasimos "Makis" Giatras (born August 27, 1971; Greek: Γεράσιμος "Μάκης" Γιατράς) is a Greek professional basketball coach.[1][2]
| Promitheas Patras | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Greek Basket League Eurocup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 27, 1971 Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–1997 | Panachaikos Neou Souliou A.C. |
| 1998–2002 | Dafni Patras |
| 2003–2004 | EAP Patras |
| 2005–2007 | Keravnos Aigio |
| 2007–2008 | Kefalonia |
| 2008–2009 | Doxa Lefkadas |
| 2009–2010 | Keravnos Aigio |
| 2010–2013 | Esperos Patras |
| 2013–present | Promitheas Patras |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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Coaching career
Giatras began his coaching career in 1996. He became the head coach of the Greek club Promitheas Patras, in 2013. With Promitheas, he won the Greek 4th Division championship in 2014, and the Greek 3rd Division championship in 2015. With him as head coach, Promitheas then earned a league promotion to Greece's 2nd Division, in 2016.
With Promitheas, he coached in Greece's 1st Division, for the first time, in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, he coached in a European-wide competition for the first time, coaching Promitheas in the FIBA Champions League, which is one of Europe's two secondary level leagues. He was named the Greek League Coach of the Year, of the 2018–19 season.[3]
Executive career
Giatras worked as the general manager of Promitheas, from 2016 to 2017.
References
- Τα ΜΜΕ ψήφισαν προπονητή της χρονιάς τον Μάκη Γιατρά!. Sportfmpatras.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- Γιώργος Παντελής. Μάκης Γιατράς: Τα γενέθλια του γιόρτασε στο Πήλιο-βίντεο. westbasket.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- Basket League: Προπονητής της χρονιάς ο Γιατράς (in Greek).