Vangelis Alexandris

Vangelis Alexandris
Βαγγέλης Αλεξανδρής

Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position	Head coach
League	Greek A2
Personal information
Born	(1951-02-02) February 2, 1951
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
1971–1980	Aris
1980–1985	PAOK
1985–1986	Iraklis Thessaloniki
As coach:
1992–1995	GS Larissas
1995–1996	PAOK
1996–1997	Apollon Patras
1997–1998	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1998–1999	Irakleio
1999–2001	Maroussi
2001–2002	PAOK
2002–2004	Aris
2004–2006	Olympia Larissa
2006–2007	AEK Athens
2007	PAOK
2007–2008	Kolossos Rodou
2008–2009	Kavala
2009–2010	AEL 1964
2010–2011	Maroussi
2011–2012	Aris
2013–2014	Jordan
2014–2015	Panionios
2015–present	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
As player: Greek League champion (1979) Greek Cup champion (1984) As head coach: Saporta Cup champion (2001) FIBA EuroCup champion (2003)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Greece FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 1970 Greece National Team

Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) (born February 2, 1951; Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player.

Playing career

Alexandris played with Aris, PAOK, and Iraklis during his pro club career as a basketball player. With Aris, he won the Greek League championship in 1979. With PAOK, he won the Greek Cup in 1984.

Greek national team

Alexandris played with the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the silver medal at the 1970 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he played at FIBA EuroBasket 1983.

Club coaching career

Some of the teams that Alexandris has coached during his career include: PAOK, Aris, Olympia Larissa, Maroussi, AEK Athens, and GS Larissas. His biggest successes as a head coach in his career are winning the Saporta Cup championship with Maroussi during the 2000–01 season, and winning the FIBA EuroCup (later known as the EuroCup Challenge) title during the 2002–03 season, while he coached Aris.

Alexandris became the head coach of Aris for the second time in 2011. In May 2013 he was hired to coach Jordan. He then became the head coach of Panionios in 2014. In October 2015 Alexandris signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2.

National team coaching career

Alexandris coached the senior men's Jordanian national basketball team at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

External links

• Eurocup Coaching Profile
• FIBA Coaching Profile
• FIBA.com Senior Profile
• FIBA.com Junior Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Greek Basketball Federation Profile (Greek)