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Vangelis Ziagkos

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Vangelis Ziagkos
Mykonos
PositionHead coach
LeagueGreek Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1976-03-14) March 14, 1976 (age 49)
Ioannina, Greece
NationalityGreek
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As a coach:
1995–2008A.E.K. (juniors and cadets)
2008–2011A.E.K. (assistant)
2011Ikaros Nea Smyrni
2012–2014A.E.K.
2014–2015Doxa Lefkada
2015–2016Panionios Smyrni
2016–2017Al Riyadi Beirut (assistant)
2017–2018Panionios Smyrni
2018–2020Rethymno
2020Iraklis Thessaloniki
2021–2022Vasas
2022–2024Nagasaki Velca (assistant)
2024–presentMykonos
Career highlights
As head coach

Evangelos "Vangelis" Ziagkos (alternate spellings: Vaggelis, Ziagos) (born March 14, 1976; Greek: Βαγγέλης Ζιάγκος) is a Greek professional basketball coach, currently managing Mykonos of Greek Basketball League.

Playing career

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Ziagkos played youth club basketball with Attalos Nea Filadelfeia, and also played in the Greek minor leagues with the same club's men's team.

Coaching career

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Ziagkos became the head coach the Greek basketball club AEK Athens, prior to the 2012–13 season. He led AEK to gain a league promotion that season, from the Greek 3rd Division, to the Greek 2nd Division. In the following 2013–14 season, he led AEK to the Greek 2nd Division championship. He was also named the Greek 2nd Division's Coach of the Year that season.[1]

He then worked as the head coach of the Greek clubs Doxa Lefkadas[2] and Panionios.[3]

On November 20, 2018, he was appointed head coach of the Rethymno Cretan Kings.

On July 19, 2020, he has signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Infobasket A2 Awards (2014).
  2. ^ Vangelis Ziagkos left Doxa Lefkadas.
  3. ^ Ζιάγκος κι επίσημα στον Πανιώνιο (in Greek).
  4. ^ "Iraklis appoints Vangelis Ziagkos as new head coach". Sportando. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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