Lefteris Kakiousis

Lefteris Kakiousis
Λευτέρης Κακιούσης

Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position	Technical Director
League	Greek Elite League
Personal information
Born	(1968-06-07) 7 June 1968 (age 56) Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1987–2001
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	5, 7
Coaching career	2001–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1997	Iraklis
1997–1999	PAOK
2000–2001	Makedonikos
As coach:
2001–2002	Makedonikos
2002–2005	Iraklis
2005–2006	AEK Athens
2006–2007	Maroussi (assistant)
2009–2010	Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
As player: Greek Cup winner (1999) 2× Greek League All-Star (1996 I, 1996 II) Greek League assists leader (1995) As head coach: Greek 2nd Division champion (2002) As assistant coach: FIBA EuroStar (2007)
Medals Men's Basketball (Assistant coach) Representing  Greece FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Serbia

Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kakiousis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κακιούσης; born 7 June 1968 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek professional basketball player, as well as a coach and executive. During his playing career, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Kakiousis began his professional club club career in 1987, with the Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki. His moved to the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki in 1997. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup title in 1999. He finished his playing career with the Greek club Makedonikos.

With the senior Greek national team, Kakiousis played at the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.^[1] In total, he represented Greece at the senior level in 44 games, in which he averaged 3.6 points per game.^[2]

Kakiousis began his club coaching career, as the head coach of the Greek club Makedonikos in 2001. With Makedonikos, he won the Greek 2nd Division championship, with a 24–2 record in the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki, and he led the club a third-place finish in the Greek Basket League's 2003–04 season. In 2005, he became the head coach of AEK Athens, and in 2006, he became the assistant coach of Maroussi Athens. In 2009, he once again took the head coaching job with Iraklis.

Kakiousis was also an assistant coach for the senior men's Greek national teams that won the gold medal at 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

• Greek Cup Winner: (1999)
• 2× Greek League All-Star: (1996 I, 1996 II)

• Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2002)

• 2005 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 2006 FIBA World Championship:  Silver
• FIBA EuroStar: (2007)

• FIBA Euroleague Profile
• FIBA Archive Profile
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lefteris Kakiousis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• AEK Athens Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)