Former famous Greek basketball player, Michalis Kakiouzis, is the new coach of Sigal Prishtina.
Pristina on Monday introduced the 48-year-old as their new coach. Kakiouzis has coached two small Greek teams. He was also at Craiova in Romania and most recently at Keravnos in Cyprus. With Keravnos, he dominated Cypriot basketball.
He has had a significantly more successful career as a player. He has played for Montepaschi Siena, Barcelona, Sevilla, Efes Pilsen, Aris, Vanoli Cremona, Roma and other teams, among others. He has won titles and trophies in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus. At 207 centimeters tall, he mainly played near the basket.
Playing for Greece, Kaiouzis was world runner-up and European champion.
Pristina has been waiting for a trophy in Kosovo basketball for a long time.
