Steve Giatzoglou

Steve Giatzoglou
Στήβ Γιατζόγλου
Personal information
Born (1949-12-11) 11 December 1949
United States
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeUConn (1967–1971)
NBA draft1971: undrafted
Playing career1971–1985
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number5
Coaching career1985–2016
Career history
As a player:
1972–1984Olympiacos Piraeus
1984–1985PAOK Thessaloniki
As a coach:
1985–1986Aris Thessaloniki (assistant)
1987–1989Olympiacos Piraeus
1989–1990Sporting Athens
1990–1992Iraklis Thessaloniki
1992–1993Aris Thessaloniki
1993–1994AEK Athens
1994Pagrati Athens
1994Peristeri Athens
1996Iraklis Thessaloniki
1996–1999Gymnastikos S. Larissas
2000–2001Aris Thessaloniki
2006–2007Aigaleo Athens
2014–2015Goyang Orions (assistant)
2015–2016Kavala
Career highlights
As a player:
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
Balkan Championship 1 1 3
Total 2 1 3
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
1979 Yugoslavia
Balkan Championship
1979 Greece
1972 Yugoslavia
1974 Greece
1976 Bulgaria
1980 Romania

Stylianos "Steve" Giatzoglou (alternate spellings: Yatzoglou, Yantzoglou; Greek: Στυλιανός "Στηβ" Γιατζόγλου; born 11 December 1949), is a Greek American professional basketball coach, and the president of the Union of Greek Basketball Athletes. He's also a former basketball player, having competed professionally in the Greek Basket League. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Lion".