By Aris Barkas/ info@eurohoops.net
Greek coach Ilias Kantzouris will continue his career in France, having a two year deal in place with Limoges.
Kantzouris began his coaching career back in 2000, as an assistant coach with Apollon Patras. He then worked as an assistant coach with the Greek clubs Near East, Aris Thessalonikis, and Sporting Athens. Following that, he worked as an assistant coach with the Greek clubs AEK Athens and Panellinios.
He then moved to Lithuania for an assistant position in Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2011–12 season. He continued as an assistant coach with the Russian VTB United League club, UNICS Kazan, in the 2013–14 season. After that, he worked as an assistant for the German League club, Brose Bamberg, from 2014 to 2018.
Kantzouris became the interim head coach of Brose Bamberg, after head coach Andrea Trinchieri was fired by the team, in February 2018. He worked as Brose’s interim head coach until the club hired Luca Banchi.
On January 28, 2020, Kantzouris returned to Greece to sign with Iraklis. his first official head coaching job, replacing Ioannis Kastritis. After two successful seasons with Kolossos Rhodes, Kantzouris was named head coach of AEK Athens. On May 11, 2023, he parted ways with the club.