Georgios Limniatis Explained

Georgios Limniatis
Position:Head coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:3.75
Weight Lbs:210
League:Greek Basket League
BCL
Team:Peristeri
Nationality:Greek
Birth Date:22 March 1971
Birth Place:Euboea, Greece
Career Start:1990
Career End:2007
Coach Start:2010
Years1:1990–1992
Team1:Panellinios
Years2:1992–1995
Team2:Olympiacos
Years3:1995–1998
Team3:Papagou
Years4:1998–1999
Team4:Panionios
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2003
Team6:PAOK
Years7:2003–2004
Team7:Panellinios
Years8:2004–2005
Years9:2005–2006
Team9:Doukas
Years10:2006–2007
Team10:Sporting
Cyears1:2010–2019
Cteam1:Greece (Cadets, Juniors)
Cyears2:2014–2016
Cteam2:Nea Kifissia (assistant)
Cyears3:2016
Cteam3:Kymis (assistant)
Cyears4:2017
Cteam4:PAOK (assistant)
Cyears5:2019–2021
Cteam5:AEK (assistant)
Cyears6:2017–2023
Cteam6:Georgia (assistant)
Cyears7:2023
Cyears8:2023–2024
Cteam8:Maroussi
Cyears9:2024–present
Highlights:As a player:

Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, currently managing Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. During his athlete days, he played at the point guard position.

Playing career

Clubs

Limniatis began his career in 1990, with the Greek club Panellinios. In 1992, he moved to the Greek club Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won three Greek League championships (1993, 1994, 1995), and the Greek Cup (1994). He then played with the Greek clubs Papagou, Panionios, and Dafnis.

In 2000, he joined PAOK Thessaloniki, where he played for three seasons. He returned to Panellinios for the 2003–04 season. He then played with Ionikos NF, during the 2004–05 season.

He spent the 2005–06 season with Doukas, 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, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.[1]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Limniatis became a basketball coach. On February 22, 2023, Limniatis received his first professional head coaching position with Lavrio, 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 as the head coach of Peristeri.

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Georgios%20LIMNIATIS/pid/12322/_//players.html Georgios LIMNIATIS (GRE) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.