Georgios Limniatis

Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) (Greek: Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, currently managing Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). During his athlete days, he played at the point guard position.

Georgios Limniatis

Promitheas Patras
Position	Head coach
League	GBL BCL
Personal information
Born	(1971-03-22) March 22, 1971 (age 54) Euboea, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1990–2007
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As a player:
1990–1992	Panellinios
1992–1995	Olympiacos
1995–1998	Papagou
1998–1999	Panionios
1999–2000	Dafni
2000–2003	PAOK
2003–2004	Panellinios
2004–2005	Ionikos NF
2005–2006	Doukas
2006–2007	Sporting
As a coach:
2010–2019	Greece (Cadets, Juniors)
2014–2016	Nea Kifissia (assistant)
2016	Kymis (assistant)
2017	PAOK (assistant)
2019–2021	AEK (assistant)
2017–2023	Georgia (assistant)
2023	Lavrio
2023–2024	Maroussi
2024–2025	Peristeri
2025–present	Promitheas Patras
Career highlights
As a player: 3× Greek League champion (1993–1995) Greek Cup winner (1994) Greek 2nd Division champion (2004)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 1992 Greece Under-20

Playing career

Clubs

Limniatis began his career in 1990, with the Greek club Panellinios. In 1992, he moved to the Greek club Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won three Greek League championships (1993, 1994, 1995), and the Greek Cup (1994). He then played with the Greek clubs Papagou, Panionios, and Dafnis.

In 2000, he joined PAOK Thessaloniki, where he played for three seasons. He returned to Panellinios for the 2003–04 season. He then played with Ionikos NF, during the 2004–05 season.

He spent the 2005–06 season with Doukas, and the 2006–07 season with Sporting. Following the 2006–07 season, he retired from playing professional basketball.

Greek junior national team

Limniatis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played with Greece's junior national teams at the 1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1993 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.^[1]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Limniatis became a basketball coach. On February 22, 2023, Limniatis received his first professional head coaching position with Lavrio, replacing Christos Serelis for the rest of the season. Despite helping the club avoid relegation and having renewed his contract earlier in the year for the upcoming season, Limniatis unexpectedly parted ways with Lavrio on July 14, 2023.

In the 2024 offseason, Limniatis was picked to replace Vassilis Spanoulis as the head coach of Peristeri.

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

• 3× Greek League Champion: (1993, 1994, 1995)
• Greek Cup Winner: (1994)