Kantzouris: “I weighed the facts and thought it would be better to leave Greece”

For the new step in his career at Limoges spoke o Elias Kanzouris.

The Greek coach after leaving the AEKquickly found his next team and reported on EOK Web Radio in the foreign perspective, the Limoges project, but also in Fabien Coser who had him as a player in Bamberg and was crowned European champion with Real Madrid.

The statements of Ilias Kanzouris in detail:

On how he ended up in France and Limoges: “I have known the sports director over there for many years. We also met opponents this year in the round of 16. At some point with the end of my own competition season, the proposal came up, I “weighed” all the facts, weighed them and considered that it is the best option to go outside of Greece once again. The Greek reality in many things finds me contrary, so I consider it a good opportunity. For me it is a great honor and responsibility, because we are talking about one of the most historic clubs in European basketball. I am very happy about this new “page”».

For the Limoges project: “We are talking about a very historic team, with a lot of basketball fans and in general the whole project is something very attractive. It’s a team located in a city that lives and breathes basketball. I was lucky enough to talk to people who lived through this in the past to give me an idea of ​​exactly how the team works, how the city lives and breathes for the basketball team, which is its pride. I would say that in my own mind, the way things were described to me, Bamberg came straight to mind, which was a similar case. Talking to the people there as well, there is a plan, a plan, an ambition to step up to get back into the upper echelons of the French league in the first instance and from there to build something that will have a vision, which it certainly has to do with the highest levels of European basketball».

For the academies of Limoges: “There are 2-3 kids that we will have with us in the 1st team, who come from the academies of Limoges. I definitely have to go there first, see some things up close. It is a given that the pool of domestic players is very large in all teams, we have seen how prominent all the small national teams of the French are. There are basketball academies in France in several cities and this gives another tone to the part of the production process. There are definitely guys who will be with us during the year with the first team. I will go there and see everything in person».

For Fabien Coser who had him in Bamberg: “He is a kid who epitomizes the very useful player in the highest echelons of European basketball. In 2017-18 when we were together in Bamberg and won the double, he was named MVP of the Cup, the league and the finals. He went to Real and adapted straight away, playing as much as needed and giving everything. The most important thing for me is that he has such a character and such a masquerading personality that he has always been present in big games».