Sotiris Manolopoulos

Sotirios Alex Manolopoulos,[1] commonly known as Sotiris Manolopoulos (Greek: Σωτήρης Μανωλόπουλος; born June 27, 1970) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and a basketball coach. Born in Athens, he played college basketball at Boston University. After graduating, he returned to his native Greece, to play professional basketball. He had served as an assistant coach in several teams in the Greek Basket League, before he was appointed the head coach of Panathinaikos in May 2015.

Not to be confused with Sotirios Manolopoulos.
Sotiris Manolopoulos
Manolopoulos with AEK Athens in 2015
Personal information
Born (1970-06-27) June 27, 1970
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Career information
CollegeBoston University (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2004
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1997Papagou
1997–2003Maroussi
2003–2004Doukas
As coach:
2004–2005Peristeri (assistant)
2005–2006Makedonikos (assistant)
2006–2011Maroussi (assistant)
2011–2012Aris (assistant)
2012–2015Panathinaikos (assistant)
2015Panathinaikos
2015–2017AEK Athens (assistant)
2017AEK Athens
2018–2020Ifaistos Limnou
Career highlights and awards
As player

As assistant coach

Playing career

College career

Manolopoulos played college basketball at Boston University, with the Boston University Terriers.[2] He was twice named to the America East Academic Honor Roll (1992, 1993).[3] He appeared in 58 games for the Terriers, from 1989 to 1993, averaging 3.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game.[4][5][6][7]

Professional career

Manolopoulos played professionally with Papagou, Maroussi, and Doukas.[2] While playing with Maroussi, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup 2000–01 season championship.[8]

Coaching career

Manolopoulos started his coaching career as an assistant coach with Peristeri, in 2004.[8][9] In the 2005–06 season, he was appointed the assistant coach of Makedonikos.[8] He moved to Maroussi for the next season, with whom he stayed until 2011.[10] He was named Aris' assistant coach in 2011.[9] He was given the assistant coach job of Panathinaikos, in 2012.[8] On May 4, 2015 he was appointed as Panathinaikos' head coach, after the removal of Duško Ivanović from the position.[11][12]

On 22 October 2015, he was appointed as an assistant coach for AEK Athens.[13] On 18 December 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of AEK Athens, after the removal of Dragan Šakota from that same position, so that he could become the general manager of the team. On March 21, 2017, after the departure of head coach Jure Zdovc from the club, Manolopoulos became the new head coach of the club, after signing a contract with them, through the year 2018.[14]

Honors and titles

Playing career

References
  1. Sotirios Alex MANOLOPOULOS (GRE).
  2. "Σωτήρης Μανωλόπουλος" (in Greek). PAO BC official website. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. "2014-15 Boston University men's basketball notes" (PDF). Boston University. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "1990 Division I men's basketball statistics report Boston University" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. "1991 Division I men's basketball statistics report Boston University" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. "1992 Division I men's basketball statistics report Boston University" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. "1993 Division I men's basketball statistics report Boston University" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. "Η (φυσιολογική) εξέλιξη του Μανωλόπουλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. "Ξεκινά δουλειά ο Μανωλόπουλος" (in Greek). contra.gr. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. "Η παρουσίαση των ομάδων της Α1" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. "Τέλος ο Ιβάνοβιτς!" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  12. "Προχωράει με Μανωλόπουλο" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. Στην ΆΕΚ ο Μανωλόπουλος
  14. "Sotiris Manolopoulos to remain head coach of AEK Athens at least till June 2018". sportando.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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