Fotis Katsikaris ( Greek Φώτης Κατσικάρης , May 16, 1967 , Kordalos , Greece ) - Greek professional basketball player and coach, played the position of point guard . Currently working as an assistant to Queen Snyder at the NBA Utah Jazz Club.
| Fotis Katsikaris | |
|---|---|
| Fotios katsikaris | |
| completed career | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Growth | |
| Citizenship |  Greece |
| Date of Birth | May 16, 1967 (52 years) |
| Place of Birth | Koridalos , Greece |
Player Career
Fotis Katsikaris began playing basketball in the Ionikas club system from the city of Nicaea . He played for the youth team of the club and at the age of 15 made his debut in the top division of the championship of Greece . From 1986 to 1988, Fotis Katsikaris studied in the United States and, before his debut at AEK, played for Sporting . For "AEK" spent 6 seasons. Then another 2 years he played for the club "Heraklion" , where he ended his playing career. Fotis Katsikaris spent in the top division of the championship of Greece 197 games in which, on average, scored 3.7 points per game.
If AEK’s coach Kreshimir осosic hadn’t invited Fotis to his club, he could have ended his playing career and continued his studies in the USA [1] .
Coaching career
AJC
At the end of his playing career, Fotis Katsikaris entered the AEK Coaching Headquarters, where from 1998 to 2003 he was an assistant to Dusan Ivkovic and Dragan Shakoty . During this time, the club from the capital of Greece won the Saports Cup (2000); Greece Cup (2000, 2001); Championship of Greece (2002). In 2003, he was appointed head coach of the club. In the first zone, the Fotis team in the Euroleague did not enter the Top 16 and took 4th place in the Greek Championship. In the 2004/2005 season, “AEK” in the Euroleague did not reach the quarterfinals and became the 2nd in the Greek championship.
Dynamo St. Petersburg
At the end of the season, Fotis Katsikaris moved to Dynamo from St. Petersburg . In the 2005/2006 season, the club won the bronze medals at the Russian Championships and participated in the final of the four FIBA European Cup finals. Before the 2006/2007 season, the club went bankrupt and ceased to exist, and Katsikaris left Russia.
Valencia
In October 2006, Fotis Katsikaris was invited to the Spanish club Valencia to take the team from the middle of the Spanish championship standings to a higher level. But the goal was not fulfilled, because twice “Valencia”, under his leadership, played only in the quarterfinals of the Spanish championship. At the beginning of the 2008/2009 season, Katsikaris was fired.
Aris
In October 2009, Fotis Katsikaris began working with the Greek club Aris . The club could not reach the main stage of the Euroleague through qualifications. Katsikaris managed to reorganize the team a few days before the start of the Greek championship. His coaching career at Aris lasted 100 days. In January 2010, after the defeat of the principal rival of PAOK, Fotis Katsikaris resigned [2] .
Bilbao
A few days later, Fotis Katsikaris began to train the Spanish club Bilbao , who was in the penultimate place in the national championship with 4 wins in 17 matches. The team under his leadership has changed. She not only left the relegation zone, but she lacked one victory to participate in the playoffs. In the same season, Bilbao took part in the finals of four European Cups .
The next season was for Bilbao and Fotis Katsikaris more successful, although the team did not participate in European competitions. “Bilbao” reached the final of the Spanish championship, where it lost to Barcelona , having defeated Valencia and Real Madrid in the playoffs. The club received silver medals - the highest achievement of “Bilbao” in the history of the club and a ticket to the Euroleague .
In the 2011/2012 season, Bilbao lost in the Euroleague quarter-finals CSKA . At a similar stage, the championship of Spain gave way to Kakha Labralo .
The following season, Bilbao lost in the European Cup final to Lokomotiv-Kuban . Katsikaris became the Eurocup coach of the year [3] .
Hapoel Jerusalem
In June 2017, became the coach Hapoel Jerusalem .
Russian national team
On December 24, 2012, Fotis Katsikaris was appointed head coach of the Russian men's national basketball team [4] . He terminated the existing contract with Bilbao, since the rules of the ACB League do not allow club coaches to simultaneously lead any team [5] . July 19, 2013 (3 days before the start of preparation for the European Championship ), the media reported that Katsikaris decided not to train the team [6] . The next day his open letter was published, in which he explained his resignation by opposing his work on the part of the leadership of the RFB (especially Acting President Y. Anikeeva) and dismissing the general manager of the team, Oleg Ushakov [5]
Seasonal statistics
Abbreviations:
QF; quarter final
DNQ; not qualified
HNQ; did not participate in the qualification - the European selection system is based on last year's performance in the national championship
| Club | League | Season | Home competitions | European competitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Cup | Tournament | A place | |||
| AEK | HEBA A1 | 2003-04 | 4th | QF | Euroleague | Last 24 |
| 2004-05 | 2nd | QF | Euroleague | Top 16 | ||
| Dynamo SPb | Super League A | 2005-06 | 3rd | Eurocup | 4th | |
| 2006-07 | the club ceased to exist due to bankruptcy | |||||
| Valencia | ABK League | QF | dnq | hnq | ||
| 2007-08 | QF | QF | ULEB European Cup | QF | ||
| 2008-09 | removed from office after several matches | |||||
| Aris Saloniki | HEBA A1 | 2009-10 | fired in January; the team is already in Eurocup Last 16 | |||
| Bilbao | ABK League | 9th | QF | Eurocup | 3rd | |
| 2010-11 | 2nd | QF | hnq | |||
| 2011-12 | QF | dnq | Euroleague | QF | ||
| 2012-13 | QF | QF | European Cup | 2nd | ||
Notes
- ↑ H συνέντευξη του Φώτη Κατσικάρη στο AIFC 21 ουνίου 2003 (Greek) . site BC "AEKA". The date of circulation is January 3, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.
- Η Η αποχαιρετιστήρια συνέντευξη που του Φώτη Κατσικάρη (Greek) . site BC "Aris". The date of circulation is January 7, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.
- ↑ Fotis Katsikaris is recognized as coach of the year in the European Cup . championat.com (April 9, 2013). The appeal date is September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Katsikaris appointed head coach of the Russian national team . Championat.com (December 24, 2012). The date of circulation is January 3, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Open letter of Fotis Katsikaris . championat.com (July 20, 2013). The appeal date is September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Fotis Katsikaris decided to leave the Russian national basketball team . championat.com (July 19, 2013). The appeal date is August 8, 2013.