Thanasis Papachatzis

Athanasios "Thanasis" Papachatzis (also spelled Thanassis; Greek: Αθανάσιος "Θανάσης" Παπαχατζής; born September 11, 1969) is a Greek basketball coach.

Thanasis Papachatzis
Personal information
Born (1969-09-11) September 11, 1969
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Career information
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina (1992–1994)
PositionAssistant coach
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As coach:
1989–1992Maroussi (Academies)
1994–1995Dafnis
1995–1999Panathinaikos (assistant)
2000–2001Panionios (assistant)
2001–2002Maroussi (assistant)
2002–2003Olympiacos (assistant)
2004–2005Aris (assistant)
2005–2006AEK Athens (assistant)
2006–2008Aris (assistant)
2011–2012Lokomotiv Kuban (assistant)
2012–2014Panionios (assistant)
2014Peristeri
2014–2015Panionios
2015APOEL
2015Apollon Patras
2016Hoops
2017AEK Athens (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Coaching career

Clubs

Papachatzis started his coaching career when he was just 20 years old for the academies of Maroussi for three seasons (1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92). After, he moved to Dafnis for the 1994–95 season. In 1995 he moved to Panathinaikos as an assistant coach, where he won 2 Greek League Championships, 1 Greek Cup and 1 EuroLeague. Next years he moved to many teams as an assistant coach Panionios, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK Athens and back to Aris. For 2011–12 season he moved to Russia for Lokomotiv Kuban as an assistant coach. After this season he came back in Greece for Panionios and he became an assistant coach, under head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos.

On March 15, 2017, Papachatzis moved to AEK Athens to become an assistant coach, under head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos.[1]

Awards and accomplishments

As Assistant coach

References

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