Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou

Personal information
Born	(1952-09-28)September 28, 1952 (age 73) Greece
Nationality	Greek
Career history
Coaching
0000	Panathinaikos Athens
0000	Panionios Athens
0000	PAOK Thessaloniki
0000	Aris Thessaloniki
0000	Iraklis Thessaloniki
Medals Men'sBasketball Representing Greece (Head Coach) FIBA EuroBasket 1989 Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1987 Syria Under-26

Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou (Greek: Ευθύμης Κιουμουρτζόγλου; born September 28, 1952, inThessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek former professionalbasketball coach.

Kioumourtzoglou was ahead coach of five teams inGreece’s top-tier levelBasket league. Kioumourtzoglou was aEuroLeague semifinalist, at the1995 Zaragoza FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, where he led his team,Panathinaikos Athens, to a third-place finish. In 1996, he was aFIBA European Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) finalist, while coaching the Greek clubPAOK Thessaloniki. During hisclub coaching career, he was also the head coach of the Greek clubsPanionios Athens,Aris Thessaloniki, andIraklis Thessaloniki.

With the seniorGreek national team, Kioumourtzoglou wasKostas Politis' first assistant, on the Greek national team that won the gold medal at the1987 EuroBasket. He took over as the head coach of the Greek national team, in October 1988. With Greece, he won the silver medal at the1989 Zagreb EuroBasket, which was held atZagreb, Croatia.

Kioumourtzoglou was also the head coach of the Greek national team that finished in sixth place at the1990 FIBA World Championship, which took place inArgentina. Kioumourtzoglou continued to significantly contribute to establishing Greece's national team as being among the great powers of European basketball of the era, by leading them to a fifth place finish at the1991 EuroBasket. He followed that up by leading Greece to a fourth place finish at the1993 EuroBasket.

Kioumourtzoglou resigned from his position as the head coach of the Greek national team on July 30, 1994, shortly before the start of the1994 FIBA World Championship, which took place inToronto. He resigned from his position, after his efforts to maintain discipline in the team, following an incident with Greece's main centerPanos Fasoulas. He was replaced as the team's head coach by his lead assistant,Makis Dendrinos, who led Greece to a fourth place finish at the tournament.

In total, Kioumourtzoglou coached the senior Greek national team in a total of 123 games.

Kioumourtzoglou is a Professor Emeritus, at the Democritus University of Thrace. He has also worked as a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. From 1988 to 2004, he was a director of the2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games Organizing Committee. Kioumourtzoglou has published 135 scientific articles, as well as 9 books on basketball and motor learning.

• 1987 Syria Mediterranean Games: Bronze
• 1989 Zagreb EuroBasket: Silver
• 1990 Argentina FIBA World Championship: 6th place
• 1991 Rome EuroBasket: 5th place
• 1993 Germany EuroBasket: 4th place

• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile(in Greek)

• 1952 births
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• Aris B.C. coaches
• Greek basketball coaches
• Greece national basketball team coaches
• Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. coaches
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• Panionios B.C. coaches
• Panathinaikos B.C. coaches
• Sportspeople from Thessaloniki

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