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Makis Giatras

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Makis Giatras
Μάκης Γιατράς
Personal information
Born (1971-08-27) August 27, 1971 (age 53)
Greece
NationalityGreek
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1996–present
Career history
As coach:
1996–1997Panachaikos Neou Souliou A.C.
1998–2002Dafni Patras
2003–2004EAP Patras
2005–2007Keravnos Aigio
2007–2008Kefalonia
2008–2009Doxa Lefkadas
2009–2010Keravnos Aigio
2010–2013Esperos Patras
2013–2016Promitheas Patras
2017–2021Promitheas Patras
2022Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

Gerasimos "Makis" Giatras (Greek: Γεράσιμος "Μάκης" Γιατράς; born August 27, 1971) is a Greek professional basketball coach, most recently having managed Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.[1][2]

Coaching career

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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

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Giatras worked as the general manager of Promitheas, from 2016 to 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Τα ΜΜΕ ψήφισαν προπονητή της χρονιάς τον Μάκη Γιατρά!. Sportfmpatras.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. ^ Γιώργος Παντελής. Μάκης Γιατράς: Τα γενέθλια του γιόρτασε στο Πήλιο-βίντεο. westbasket.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  3. ^ Basket League: Προπονητής της χρονιάς ο Γιατράς (in Greek).
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