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Panagiotis Kafkis
Παναγιώτης Καυκής
Ilysiakos
Position Head coach
League Greek C League
Personal information
Born (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 43)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1998–2018
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number5
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2003 Ilysiakos
2003–2005 Makedonikos
2005–2006 Apollon Patras
2006–2007 Panionios
2007–2008 Olympiacos
2008–2010 PAOK
2010–2011 Kolossos
2011–2012 Peristeri
2012–2014 Ilysiakos
2014–2015 AENK
2015–2017 Doukas
2017–2018 Pagrati
2018Ippokratis Kos
As coach:
2019–present Ilysiakos
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing   Greece
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Under-26

Panagiotis Kafkis (alternate spelling: Panayiotis) ( Greek: Παναγιώτης Καυκής; born May 8, 1980, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 34 in) tall, [1] he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

After playing with the youth teams of Aetos Kallitheas, Kafkis started his pro career with Ilysiakos in 1998. In his pro career, Kafkis played with some of the following clubs: Makedonikos, Apollon Patras, Panionios, and Olympiacos. After last playing in 2018, Kafkis announced he was switching from playing to coaching in 2019.

National team career

Kafkis won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national team.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Kafkis began his coaching career in 2019, when he became the head coach of the Greek club Ilysiakos. [2]

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