Vassilis Fragkias (alternative spellings: Vasilis, Fragias; born 24 August 1961) is a

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former

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player and professional

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Playing career

Fragkias played

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basketball with the Greek club Zografou.

Coaching career

During his

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career, Fragkias has been the

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of numerous professional teams in Greece, Cyprus, and Ukraine. In 2014, Fragkias became the head coach of the senior Qatari national basketball team. He led Qatar to the quarterfinals of the

2015 FIBA Asia Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights t ...

.2015 FIBA Asia Championship
ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 13 November 2015.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileDiamond Sports Agency ProfileAspire Sports Management Profile
1961 births Living people AEL Limassol B.C. coaches BC Dnipro-Azot coaches Dafni B.C. coaches Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Ilysiakos B.C. coaches Keravnos B.C. coaches Kolossos Rodou B.C. coaches Larisa B.C. coaches Olympia Larissa B.C. coaches Pagrati B.C. coaches Panionios B.C. coaches Peristeri B.C. coaches Sporting B.C. coaches Basketball players from Athens 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub