Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (Greek: Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, currently managing Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). During his athlete days, he played at the point guard position.
| Peristeri | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | GBL BCL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1971 Euboea, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Papagou | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Dafni | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Ionikos NF | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Doukas | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Sporting | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Greece (Cadets, Juniors) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Nea Kifissia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Kymis (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | PAOK (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | AEK (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Georgia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lavrio | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Maroussi | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Peristeri | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editClubs
editLimniatis began his career in 1990, with the Greek club Panellinios. In 1992, he moved to the Greek club Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won three Greek League championships (1993, 1994, 1995), and the Greek Cup (1994). He then played with the Greek clubs Papagou, Panionios, and Dafnis.
In 2000, he joined PAOK Thessaloniki, where he played for three seasons. He returned to Panellinios for the 2003–04 season. He then played with Ionikos NF, during the 2004–05 season.
He spent the 2005–06 season with Doukas, and the 2006–07 season with Sporting. Following the 2006–07 season, he retired from playing professional basketball.
Greek junior national team
editLimniatis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the 1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.[1]
Coaching career
editAfter he retired from playing professional basketball, Limniatis became a basketball coach. On February 22, 2023, Limniatis received his first professional head coaching position with Lavrio, replacing Christos Serelis for the rest of the season. Despite helping the club avoid relegation and having renewed his contract earlier in the year for the upcoming season, Limniatis unexpectedly parted ways with Lavrio on July 14, 2023.
In the 2024 offseason, Limniatis was picked to replace Vassilis Spanoulis as the head coach of Peristeri.
Awards and accomplishments
editPlaying career
edit- 3× Greek League Champion: (1993, 1994, 1995)
- Greek Cup Winner: (1994)