Georgios Limniatis
Marousi
PositionHead coach
LeagueGreek Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1971-03-22) March 22, 1971
Euboea, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1990–2007
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1992Panellinios
1992–1995Olympiacos
1995–1998Papagou
1998–1999Panionios
1999–2000Dafni
2000–2003PAOK
2003–2004Panellinios
2004–2005Ionikos NF
2005–2006Doukas
2006–2007Sporting
As coach:
2010–2019Greece (Cadets, Juniors)
2014–2016Nea Kifissia (assistant)
2016Kymis (assistant)
2017PAOK Thessaloniki (assistant)
2019–2021AEK Athens (assistant)
2017–presentGeorgia (assistant)
2023Lavrio
2023-present Maroussi
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1992 Greece Under-20

Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (Greek: Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and professional basketball coach who last served as the head coach for Lavrio of the Greek Basket 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.

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

References

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