Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional

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player and professional

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, who last managed

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

of the

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(GBL). During his athlete days, he played at the

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position.

Playing career

Clubs

Limniatis began his career in 1990, with the Greek club

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founded i ...

. In 1992, he moved to the Greek club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. With Olympiacos, he won three Greek League championships (1993, 1994, 1995), and the

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(1994). He then played with the Greek clubs

Papagou Papagou ( or Παπάγος ''Papagos'') is a suburban town and municipal unit in the eastern part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after Marshal Alexandros Papagos, a general who led the Greek Army ...

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, and Dafnis. In 2000, he joined

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

, where he played for three seasons. He returned to

for the 2003–04 season. He then played with Ionikos NF, during the 2004–05 season. He spent the 2005–06 season with

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, and the 2006–07 season with Sporting. Following the 2006–07 season, he retired from playing professional basketball.

Greek junior national team

Limniatis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the

1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1992 European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under') was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Athens, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Italy ...

, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1993

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.Georgios LIMNIATIS (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Limniatis became a

. On February 22, 2023, Limniatis received his first professional head coaching position with

Lavrio Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...

, replacing Christos Serelis for the rest of the season. Despite helping the club avoid relegation and having renewed his contract earlier in the year for the upcoming season, Limniatis unexpectedly parted ways with Lavrio on July 14, 2023. In the 2024 offseason, Limniatis was picked to replace

Vassilis Spanoulis Vassilis Spanoulis (), also commonly known as Bill Spanoulis (), or Billy Spanoulis (; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach, who is currently the head coach for AS Monaco Basket, AS Mon ...

as the head coach of

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

*3× Greek League Champion: (1993, 1994, 1995) *

Winner: (1994)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
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