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 3⁄4 in) tall,[1] he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
| Ilysiakos | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek C League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 8, 1980 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2019–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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ippokratis Kos | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Ilysiakos | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
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 edit
Kafkis won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national team.
Coaching career edit
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]