Yannis Christopoulos

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Early Life and Coaching Career

Yannis Christopoulos (born June 7, 1974 in Patras) is a Greek professional basketball coach. He began his coaching career at the age of 22 in 1996 with the youth departments of the Romanian club CS Universitatea Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca.

Coaching Experience

Christopoulos' early coaching experience was as an assistant coach, working under head coach Dirk Bauermann for several teams. His first stint as an assistant coach was with Apollon Patras in his hometown, where he worked from 1999 to 2000. He also worked as an assistant coach at Brandt Hagen in Germany during the 2000-01 season.

Head Coaching Career

Christopoulos began his career as a head coach in Cyprus in 2004 with Proteas EKA AEL. He later became the head coach of Apollon Patras, a position he held from 2005 to 2008. In 2010, Christopoulos won the Cypriot League championship while coaching APOEL Nicosia.

International Experience

After returning to Greece, Christopoulos worked as an assistant coach under Dirk Bauermann again, this time with Bayern Munich. On September 27, 2012, after Bauermann left as Bayern's head coach, Christopoulos was promoted to be the team's new head coach.