Ilias Zouros


Ilias Zouros or Elias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach, who lastly managed Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.

Club coaching career

Some of the teams Zouros has been a head coach of include: Olympiacos Piraeus, Sagesse Beirut, Peristeri Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Paris Basket Racing, Panellinios Athens, Žalgiris Kaunas, and Efes Istanbul.
He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year. He returned to coach Žalgiris Kaunas in 2013. He was fired after a poor start in the season.
On June 25, 2019, he has signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. On November 29, 2019, his contract has been terminated by Peristeri.

Greek national team coaching career

Zouros was announced as the new head coach of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in March 2011. He coached Greece at the EuroBasket 2011. After the failure of Greece to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Zouros' contract to coach the Greek national team was not renewed.

Coaching titles