The new members of Vassilis Spanoulis’ staff at ARIS Betsson

ARIS Betsson BC announces that coaches Ilias Kantzouris, Kostas Charalampidis, Kostas Iliadis, and physiotherapist Tolis Karatzas will join the team’s coaching and medical staff.

Ilias Kantzouris, Kostas Charalampidis and Kostas Iliadis will work alongside Vassilis Spanoulis as assistant coaches, while Tolis Karatzas joins the team’s physiotherapy staff.

ILIAS KANTZOURIS

Ilias Kantzouris was born on August 11, 1973, and has enjoyed a rich coaching career. From 2000 to 2019, he served as an assistant coach in Greece and Europe, with stints at Zalgiris Kaunas, UNICS Kazan and Bamberg. In the 2005-06 season, he was a member of ARIS Betsson’s coaching staff, while in 2013 he joined the coaching staff of the Greek Men’s National Team.

In 2020, he began his career as a head coach, working with Iraklis, Kolossos Rhodes and AEK. In 2023 and 2024, he coached Limoges and Hapoel Jerusalem, and from 2024 to 2026 he worked alongside Vassilis Spanoulis at Monaco. Since 2023, he has also been part of the Greek Men’s National Team coaching staff, alongside ARIS Betsson’s head coach.

KOSTAS CHARALAMPIDIS

Kostas Charalampidis was born on April 5, 1976, and has left his own mark both as a player and as a coach. From 1997 to 2014, he enjoyed a rich playing career, having worn the ARIS Betsson jersey during the 2010-11 season.

In 2016, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at PAOK, while midway through the 2019-20 season he took over as head coach. In 2022, he was a member of Panathinaikos’ coaching staff, and from 2022 to 2024 he worked alongside Vassilis Spanoulis at Peristeri. Over the last two years, he remained part of the staff of ARIS Betsson’s current head coach at Monaco.

KOSTAS ILIADIS

Kostas Iliadis was born on February 17, 1993. He served as an assistant coach at AOK Veria and AGSI Ioannina from 2010 to 2018, and worked as head coach of the two teams until 2020, while also carrying out scouting duties at Charilaos Trikoupis.

During the 2021-22 season, he worked at Anatolia, and in 2022-23 he was part of Charilaos Trikoupis’ coaching staff. In the 2023-24 season, he served as assistant coach to Vassilis Spanoulis at Peristeri. He then joined Iraklis’ staff, where he helped the team earn promotion to the Stoiximan GBL, before returning last season to Peristeri’s coaching staff. At the same time, he has been a member of the Greek Men’s National Team technical staff since 2025.

TOLIS KARATZAS

Tolis Karatzas is now part of ARIS Betsson’s medical staff, serving as the team’s physiotherapist. He was a member of Olympiacos’ staff for several years, while he also worked with Vassilis Spanoulis at Peristeri and Monaco. At the same time, he is a member of the Greek Men’s National Team staff.