Georgios Bartzokas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Mpartzokas) ( born June 11, 1965) is a Greek former professional
basketball
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player, and the current head
basketball coach
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for
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, ...
of the
Greek Basketball League
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(GBL) and the
EuroLeague
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. During his career as a
head coach
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, Bartzokas (a.k.a. "Chess player") has won numerous titles. With the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, he won the World Club Championship title, as he won the
2013 edition of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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. He also won the championship of Europe's premiere club competition, the
EuroLeague
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, at the
2013 EuroLeague Final Four
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, with Olympiacos. Bartzokas has been named the
EuroLeague Coach of the Year
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three times, as he won the award in the years
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, and
2023
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.
Youth career and early life
Bartzokas was born on 11 June 1965, in
Athens
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,
Greece
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. At a young age, he first played the sport of
football
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. In 1977, at the age of 12, he began playing the sport of basketball, with the
youth team
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s of the Greek basketball club
Maroussi Athens
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. He remained in Maroussi's youth teams until 1981.
Professional career
After spending four years with the
youth team
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s of Maroussi Athens, Bartzokas joined Maroussi's senior men's
club
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in 1981, at the age of 16. Bartzokas, a tall
power forward
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-
center
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, made his senior level debut in the
Greek 2nd Division (B) league, during the 1981–82 season. Bartzokas went on to play club basketball with
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...
, in both the
Greek 2nd Division (A2) and
Greek 3rd Division (B) leagues, until 1992. During his tenure with the club, he was the team's leading scorer and
team captain
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.
Bartzokas' playing career ended at the age of 27, after he had suffered serious
knee injuries
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to both of his legs. He first suffered a torn right knee
ACL injury, and then later on he also suffered a torn left knee ACL injury. Prior to his knee injuries, the Greek clubs
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
and
Olympiacos Piraeus had considered signing him.
Coaching career
Early coaching career
Bartzokas originally began working as an assistant
basketball coach
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in Greece, in 1987, at the age of 22, while he was still also actively playing club basketball. After he retired from his playing career, Bartzokas first worked as a
head coach
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in the Greek clubs
Pefki
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, Vrilissia Basket,
GS Kifissias, and
OFI Irakleio. With Vrilissia Basket, he earned two league
promotions. With Kifissias, he earned one league promotion.
In 2003, while he was still coaching Kifissias, Bartzokas also began working as an assistant coach in the
top-tier level
Greek First Division, with his former playing club,
Maroussi Athens
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. Bartzokas worked as an assistant with Maroussi, under the team's head coach at the time,
Panagiotis Giannakis
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, from the
2002–03 season to the
2005–06 season. With Maroussi, Bartzokas was a finalist of the European-wide third-level competition, the
FIBA Europe League, in the
2003–04 season. He was also a
2003–04 Greek League season finalist, and a 2006
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
finalist with Maroussi.
Olympia Larissa
Prior to the 2006–07 season, Bartzokas signed on as the
head coach
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of the Greek club
Olympia Larissa. That same season with Olympia, he managed to reach the playoffs of the
2006–07 Greek Basketball League. That was the first time in the club's history that they had made the league's playoffs. Olympia Larissa eventually finished in seventh place in the league overall. As a result, Bartzokas was named the 2007
Greek League Coach of the Year. Bartzokas then repeated the Greek League playoffs qualification with Olympia the next year, during the
2007–08 season.
Maroussi Athens
For the 2009–10 season, Bartzokas became the head coach of the Greek club
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...
. Under Bartzokas' leadership, Maroussi managed to qualify for the Top 16 Phase of the
EuroLeague
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's
2009–10 season. In Greek domestic competition, Maroussi finished in third place in the
Greek League's
2009–10 season. Bartzokas was named the
Greek League Best Coach of that same season.
Panionios Athens
Bartzokas became the head coach of the Greek club
Panionios Athens, prior to the 2010–11 season. Panionios finished the
Greek League 2010–11 season in ninth place. In the following season, under the guidance of Bartzokas, Panionios finished in third place in the
Greek League's
2011–12 season. As a result, Bartzokas was named the 2012
Greek League Coach of the Year.
Olympiacos Piraeus
Bartzokas became the head coach of the Greek
EuroLeague
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club
Olympiacos Piraeus, in June 2012, prior to the 2012–13 season. With Olympiacos, Bartzokas won the
2012–13 season's championship of the EuroLeague, at the
2013 London EuroLeague Final Four, where Olympiacos'
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 ...
was named the 2013
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
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. In the process, Bartzokas became the first Greek coach in history to win the championship of the EuroLeague.
After winning the EuroLeague championship, Bartzokas was named the 2013
EuroLeague Coach of the Year
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. With Olympiacos, Bartzokas also managed to win the championship of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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, which is the official World Club Championship. He led Olympiacos to the world club title at the
2013 Intercontinental Cup, where they defeated the champions of the 2013
FIBA Americas League
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, the Brazilian
NBB club
Pinheiros
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, in a
two game,
aggregate score
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series, by a score of 167–139. Olympiacos'
Spanoulis was named the 2013
FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP
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. Bartzokas was named the
Eurobasket News All-Europe Coach of the Year in 2013.
Lokomotiv Kuban
On July 5, 2015, Bartzokas signed a 2-year deal with the Russian club
Lokomotiv Kuban
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League.
Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...
of the
VTB United League
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and the
EuroLeague
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. In the EuroLeague, he coached the team to its first-ever
Final Four
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appearance, as they qualified to the
2016 EuroLeague Final Four
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, after they beat the Spanish
Liga ACB
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club
FC Barcelona
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, by a series score of 3–2, in the
2016 EuroLeague Playoffs. Bartzokas was named the
VTB United League Coach of the Year, of the
2015–16 season.
Barça
On July 8, 2016, Bartzokas signed a three-year contract with the Spanish
ACB team
FC Barcelona
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. With Barça, Bartzokas won the 2016
Catalan League championship. After one season with the club, Barcelona parted ways with him.
Khimki Moscow Region
On June 30, 2017, Bartzokas returned to the
VTB United League
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, in order to become the new head coach of the Russian club
Khimki Moscow Region. He signed a two-year contract with the club. With Khimki, Bartzokas won the
Gomelsky Cup
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tournament in 2017. On 21 January 2019, Bartzokas left Khimki, after his contract with the club was terminated.
Return to Olympiacos
On January 10, 2020, Barzokas returned to the Greek club
Olympiacos Piraeus, after he signed a -year deal with them. After two months as the club's head coach, the
2019–20 season was cancelled, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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situation. In the following 2020–21 season, Bartzokas tried to rebuild the team's roster, after
Kostas Sloukas
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returned to the team. However, Olympiacos didn't qualify for the playoff round of the
EuroLeague
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's
2020–21 season. In the 2021–22 season, Bartzokas won the
2022 Greek Cup title with Olympiacos. That was Bartzokas' first Greek national domestic title. Shortly after that, he also won the
2022 Greek League championship. While in the
EuroLeague's 2021–22 season, he qualified with Olympiacos to the
2022 Belgrade Final Four, in which they finished in the fourth place. Bartzokas was named the 2022
EuroLeague Coach of the Year
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.
Barztokas won the
2022 Greek Super Cup title. After that, Bartzokas led Olympiacos to the
2023 Greek Cup title, and to the
2023 Greek League championship. He was named the 2023
Greek League Coach of the Year. Olympiacos also made it to the
2023 EuroLeague Final Four
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, where they were ultimately defeated by the Spanish club
Real Madrid
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, by a score of 79–78, in the
EuroLeague Final
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Real Madrid have won the European championship o ...
. Bartzokas was named the 2023
EuroLeague Coach of the Year
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.
Bartzokas also won the
2023 Greek Super Cup and
2024 Greek Cup titles.
Personal life
Bartzokas' family hails from the Greek village of Kentriko,
Arta. His father Andreas (1925–2015), was a member of the Greek
KKE political party, and he was a
political prisoner
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during the 1950s and 1960s.
Coaching record
EuroLeague
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Maroussi
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Lokomotiv Kuban
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Olympiacos
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Awards and accomplishments
As a head coach
Titles won
*
EuroLeague
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Champion:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
*
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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Champion:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
: (with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
*
Catalan League Champion: 2016 (with
FC Barcelona
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)
* 3×
Greek League Champion:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
* 3×
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
Winner:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
* 3×
Greek Super Cup
The Greek Super Cup (), formerly known as the Friendship and Solidarity Cup () is a Greek association football one-match competition, which is contested annually either between the champions of the previous Super League Greece season and the hold ...
Winner:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
*
Gomelsky Cup
The Gomelsky Cup is an annual basketball tournament held in Moscow in the fall. Four European teams are selected to participate in the tournament. The four teams face off in the semifinal bracket; the two winners of each match play each other, ...
Winner: 2017 (with
Khimki Moscow Region)
Other honors
*
EuroLeague Final
The EuroLeague Finals are the championship finals of the EuroLeague competition. The EuroLeague is the highest level tier, and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe.
Real Madrid have won the European championship o ...
Finalist:
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
* 6×
EuroLeague Final Four
The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, fo ...
Participation:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
,
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus) ;
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
(with
Lokomotiv Kuban
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League.
Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...
)
* 2×
VTB United League
The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...
Finalist:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
(with
Khimki Moscow region)
* 3×
Greek League Finalist:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
,
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
* 2×
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
Finalist: 2013,
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
(with
Olympiacos Piraeus)
*
Spanish Supercup
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
Finalist:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
(with
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
)
Individual awards and accomplishments
* 3×
EuroLeague Coach of the Year
The Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year is an annual award of Europe's premier level basketball league, the EuroLeague, that is given to each season's best head coach. The award was first introduced in the 2004–05 season. The ...
:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*
Eurobasket News All-Europe Coach of the Year: 2013
*
VTB United League Coach of the Year:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
* 4×
Greek League Coach of the Year:
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
,
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
,
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*
All-Greek Sport's Coach of the Year: 2013
Records
* The head coach with the most titles in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus.
* The head coach with the most wins in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus, in the
EuroLeague
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
.
* The head coach with the most
EuroLeague Final Four
The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, fo ...
appearances in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus, in the
EuroLeague
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
.
* The head coach with the most appearances in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus, in the
EuroLeague
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
.
* The head coach with the most wins in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus, in the
Greek League.
* The head coach with the most appearances in the history of
Olympiacos Piraeus, in the
Greek League.
Other honors as an assistant coach
*
FIBA Europe League Finalist:
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
(with
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...
)
*
Greek League Finalist:
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
(with
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...
)
*
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
Finalist: 2006 (with
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...
)
See also
*
List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches
The list of EuroLeague-winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the EuroLeague championship. The EuroLeague is the European professional club basketball system, European-wide top-tier level professional basketball club comp ...
References
External links
Georgios Bartzokasat acb.com
Georgios Bartzokasat eurobasket.com
Georgios Bartzokasat euroleague.net
Georgios Bartzokasat kapasports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartzokas, Georgios
1965 births
Living people
Basketball players from Athens
BC Khimki coaches
Centers (basketball)
EuroLeague–winning coaches
FC Barcelona Bàsquet coaches
Greek basketball coaches
Greek men's basketball players
Irakleio B.C. coaches
Liga ACB head coaches
Maroussi B.C. players
Maroussi B.C. coaches
Olympiacos B.C. coaches
Olympia Larissa B.C. coaches
Panionios B.C. coaches
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban coaches
Power forwards
20th-century Greek sportsmen