Aris Lykogiannis (

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: Άρης Λυκογιάννης; born 10 April 1969) is a Greek professional

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for

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

of the

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(PLK).

Coaching career

He coached Ikaros Kallitheas from 2009 to 2012. With Ikaros, Lykogiannis won the Greek 2nd Division championship in 2010. He was the coach of Kolossos Rodou of the Greek League from 2014 to 2018. During that time, he also became for a short period of time the

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for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

in 2015. In 2018, he became the

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of the newly promoted to the

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club Holargos. He returned once more to Kolossos Rodou for the 2019–2020 season, but parted ways with them on 3 August 2020. On 10 December 2020 Lykogiannis was appointed as the new head coach of

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. On April 8, 2025, he signed with

of the

(PLK).

Awards and accomplishments

As a head coach

Pro clubs

* Greek 2nd Division champion: (2010)

References

External links

Aris Lykogiannis
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lykogiannis, Aris 1969 births Living people Greek basketball coaches Holargos B.C. coaches Ikaros B.C. coaches Kolossos Rodou B.C. coaches Panathinaikos B.C. non-playing staff Pagrati B.C. coaches P.A.O.K. BC coaches Śląsk Wrocław basketball coaches Solna Vikings coaches Sporting B.C. coaches Sportspeople from Athens