Georgios Bartzokas becomes first ever Greek coach of FC Barcelona Lassa
The new Barça coach becomes the seventh foreign coach to take control of the basketball team
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Georgios Bartzokas becomes the first ever Greek coach of FC Barcelona Lassa following his arrival from Lokomotiv Kuban.
The 51-year-old has signed for three seasons and takes over the first team which is seeing a change in its model. The Athens-born coach, who is replacing Xavi Pascual at the helm, becomes the seventh foreigner ever to coach the basketball side. Here is a look back at the previous overseas coaches of Barça Lassa:
Name | Nationality | Seasons coached |
---|---|---|
Willy Ernst | USA | 1972-1973 |
Ranko Zeravica | Serbia | 1974-1976 |
Todor Lazic | Yugoslavia | 1976-1977 |
Bozidar Malkjovic | Serbia | 1991-1993 |
Svetislav Pesic | Serbia | 2002-2004 |
Dusko Ivanovic | Montenegro | 2005-2008 |
Georgios Bartzokas | Greece | 2016- |