His hiring Andreas Pistiolis announced the CSKA Moscow. The 45-year-old Greek coach replaces him dismissed Emil Raykovic and returns to the Russian team, where he worked for eight seasons. In fact, in three matches he also sat on the bench as the first, due to an illness of the then coach of CSKA, Dimitris Itoudis.
The contract signed by Andreas Pistiolis has duration until the end of the season. He had been a member of Zeljko Obradović’s staff, winning five more Euroleagues (along with CSKA’s two) as an assistant, while in March 2022 he had taken over Galatasaray, where he remained until May 2023.
“I’m glad he’s back, I was sure he would“, said the president of CSKA, Andrei Vatutin. “He has a tough assignment, on a team that needs wins and only has a week before the playoffs. We don’t expect a magical transformation, but we hope it will bring a fresh approach and help players psychologically. We believe he will succeed, because he went through an ideal ‘school’ at the highest level, has experience, knows how to win and knows what it means to work for CSKA. It is important that he knows most of the team and will not need time to adjust“, he added.
THE Andreas Pistiolis he said in turn:After eight years of being a part of this fantastic organization, I return as head coach. The president had said that our paths would cross again and as always he kept his word. I have the privilege of being in a team that is destined to win and has won 80 titles. We will fight for every possession, play hard and make everyone feel what it means to play for CSKA. We are here to win».
CSKA finished third in the regular season in the VTB League with 25 wins and 11 losses, behind Unyx and Zenit who were 26-10. In the first round of the playoffs, he will face Enisei.
???? Andreas Pistiolis has become the new head coach of our team, the contract is valid until the end of the season. Thus, the 45-year-old Greek specialist returned to CSKA, where he worked for almost eight seasons as an assistant. More info: https://t.co/3urpbPigEA pic.twitter.com/f8KyRuZzag
— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) April 15, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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