Steve Giatzoglou

Education

Giatzoglou played college basketball at Connecticut College, under the name of Steve Young.

Career

He played basketball professionally in the Greek Basket League. He is also a pro basketball coach, and the President of the Union of Greek Basketball Athletes. College Professional Giatzoglou"s pro career was noted for his success with the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos.

With Olympiacos, he had a great career, and he is considered today to be one of the best players in the club"s history.

1972 Balkan Basketball Cup: 02 ! Silver 1974 Balkan Basketball Cup: 03 ! Bronze 1976 Balkan Basketball Cup: 03 ! Bronze 1979 Mediterranean Games: 01 ! Gold 1979 Balkan Basketball Cup: 01 ! Gold 1980 Balkan Basketball Cup: 03 ! Bronze As a professional basketball coach, Giatzoglou has coached several clubs, including: Olympiacos, Aris, Pagrati, Egaleo, Iraklis, AEK, Dafni, and Peristeri. In 2014, Giatzoglou was hired as an assistant coach to work in South of Korea, with the Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League.

In 2015, Giatzoglou became the head coach of the Greek club Kavala. Olympiacos.

Achievements

• He won 2 Greek League championships and 4 Greek Cups with Olympiacos, while playing alongside fellow Olympiacos star Giorgos Kastrinakis. 2x Greek League Champion: (1976, 1978) 4x Greek Cup Champion: (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980).