Stefanos Dedas
Personal information
Born (1982-05-10) May 10, 1982
Kilkis, Greece
NationalityGreek
PositionAssistant coach
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
As coach:
2001–2004PAOK (assistant)
2004MENT (assistant)
2004–2005MENT
2005–2006Iraklis (assistant)
2006–2007Rethymno (assistant)
2007–2009OFI Crete
2009Slovenia (assistant)
2009–2011Aris (assistant)
2011–2013Spartak Saint Petersburg (assistant)
2013–2015Gaziantep (assistant)
2014–2016Slovenia (assistant)
2015–2017Gaziantep
2017–2019Bahçeşehir Koleji
2019–2021Hapoel Holon
2021–2022AEK Athens
2022CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2022–2023Fenerbahçe (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Stefanos Dedas (Greek: Στέφανος Δέδας; born May 10, 1982) is a Greek (from Vafiochori, Kilkis) professional basketball head coach.

Coaching career

Clubs

Dedas began his basketball coaching career, being only 19 years old, with PAOK, working there from 2001 to 2004, as an assistant. In 2004, he became the assistant coach of MENT, and later that season, he became the head coach of the club.

The next season, he became the assistant coach of Jure Zdovc, at Iraklis. From 2007 to 2009, he was the head coach of OFI Crete. He was also assistant coach of the Greek club Aris, and the Russian club Spartak Saint Petersburg, from 2009 to 2011, and from 2011 to 2013 respectively.

In 2013, he again became an assistant coach of Jure Zdovc, this time with Gaziantep Basketbol. After the departure of Zdovc to AEK Athens, in 2015, he became the head coach of the club.[1]

On December 22, 2019, Dedas was named the head coach for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League.[2]

After two successful years with Holon, Dedas returned to Greece and signed a two-year deal with AEK Athens of the Greek League.[3]

Slovenian national team

In 2009, Dedas was named the assistant coach of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. Slovenia took the 4th place at the FIBA Eurobasket 2009. In 2014, Dedas returned to work with the Slovenian national team, again as an assistant coach of Jure Zdovc.[4]

Personal life

Dedas is the younger brother of Georgios Dedas, who is a former professional basketball player, and whom also works as a basketball coach.

References

  1. ↑ "Jure Zdovc leaves Gaziantep, Stefanos Dedas is the new head coach".
  2. ↑ "סטפאנוס דדאס יאמן את הפועל "יונט" חולון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stefanos Dedas signed with AEK until 2023". eurohoops.net. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Zdovc Returns To Slovenian National Team | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com.
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