2006–2008 Egaleo Nationality Greek Name Athanasios Skourtopoulos | Coaching career 1996–present Role Basketball Player Position Head coach | |
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2005–2006 Panellinios (Assistant) |
Athanasios "Thanasis" Skourtopoulos (alternate spelling: Thanassis) (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Θανάσης" Σκουρτόπουλος; born May 23, 1965 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player.
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Club playing career
Skourtopoulos played professional basketball with the Greek clubs Dafni, Pagrati, and AEK Athens. He was a member of the AEK Athens team, that made it to the Finals of the Greek Cup, in 1988.
Club coaching career
Some of the clubs Skourtopoulos has been the head coach of include: Egaleo, Peristeri, Panellinios, Ikaros, Panionios, and Keravnos. In 2014, he became the head coach of Rethymno. In 2016, he became the head coach of Apollon Patras. In 2017, he became the head coach of GSL Faros.
Greek national team
Skourtopoulos also worked as an assistant coach of the senior men's Greek national basketball team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the EuroBasket 2015, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.