Michalis Giannouzakos


Michalis Giannouzakos is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach.

Playing career

Club playing career

Giannouzakos began playing club basketball with the Greek club XAN Thessaloniki in 1964. He moved to AEK Athens in 1974. He then joined Aris in 1981.

National team career

Giannouzakos was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior men's national team, he had 147 caps, and he scored 956 points. With Greece's senior men's team, he played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the EuroBasket 1973, the EuroBasket 1975, and the EuroBasket 1979.

Coaching career

After he retired from his playing career, Giannouzakos became a basketball coach.
During the 2018-2019 season coach Gianouzakos joined Aetos B.C., a team that plays in thessaloniki's amateur C1 league. Coaching rising stars Taxiarhis Papaevangellou, Alex Tsiro, Durex, Marios Lagos and Mitso Palla.