Appointments, contract extensions and every Basketball Sphere story — updated automatically.
- Role
- Head Coach
- Team
Olympiacos- Nationality
- Greece
- Born
- 11 Jun 1965
Georgios Bartzokas is the Olympiacos head coach, and in 2026 he made them champions of Europe. He was born on 11 June 1965. He has been in Piraeus since 2020. In June 2026 the club extended him to 2029.
He never played for anyone but Maroussi. A knee injury ended his career at twenty-eight. He started coaching almost at once, in the lower divisions of Greek basketball. Panagiotis Giannakis took him on as an assistant at Maroussi in 2003.
The head coaching jobs came after that. Olympia Larissa first, then Maroussi, then Olympiacos in 2012. Lokomotiv Kuban, Barcelona and Khimki followed. He returned to Piraeus in 2020 and has not left since.
FAQ About Georgios Bartzokas
How many EuroLeague titles has Bartzokas won?
Two, both with Olympiacos, thirteen years apart. The first was in 2013, at the end of his first spell in Piraeus. The second was in 2026. Olympiacos did not win the competition once in the years between them.
Who did he replace at Olympiacos in 2020?
Kestutis Kemzura. It was the second time Bartzokas had taken the job, after his first spell from 2012 to 2014, and the club has kept him longer this time than anyone else in the modern era.
What else did Olympiacos win in 2025-26?
The Greek league, alongside the EuroLeague. It was Bartzokas’s fourth Greek championship as a head coach, and the first domestic-and-European double of his career.
Coaching record
Latest news
- Georgios Bartzokas cleared of all charges by EuroLeague judge
- EuroLeague at its finest: Two 159-possession games, two completely different stories
- EuroLeague 2026/27 Preview: Olympiacos – Pursuit of a dynasty
- EuroLeague Fantasy Preview: All Head Coach Options
- (VIDEO) Real Madrid edge Olympiacos to win inaugural EuroLeague SuperCup
- Visa issue delays Jean Montero ahead of Olympiacos’ EuroLeague SuperCup opener
- Georgios Bartzokas gives Nikola Milutinov injury update as Olympiacos land in Abu Dhabi
- Will Olympiacos use their proven mid-season formula again?
- New blow for Olympiacos: Nikola Milutinov forced into early exit due to injury
- Jean Montero explains why he chose Olympiacos despite EuroLeague offers
- Tyrique Jones sidelined after minor thigh procedure
- Georgios Bartzokas: Our high standards practically woke up Panathinaikos
