{{short description|Greek basketball player and coach}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Nikos Vetoulas<br />Νίκος Βετούλας | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 216 | position = Head coach | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|2|6}} | birth_place = Patras, Greece | draft_year = 1996 | career_position = Point guard | career_number = | career_start = 1994 | career_end = 2008 | coach_start = 2008 | coach_end = | years1 = 1994–1999 | team1 = Apollon Patras | years2 = 1999–2000 | team2 = PAOK | years3 = 2000–2002 | team3 = Near East | years4 = 2002–2003 | team4 = Ionikos N.F. | years5 = 2003–2004 | team5 = Aris | years6 = 2004–2006 | team6 = Udine | years7 = 2006–2007 | team7 = AEK Athens | years8 = 2007 | team8 = Murcia | years9 = 2007–2008 | team9 = Udine | cyears1 = 2008–2009 | cteam1 = Aris (assistant) | cyears2 = 2010–2015 | cteam2 = Apollon Patras | cyears3 = 2016 | cteam3 = SAM Basket Massagno | cyears4 = 2016 | cteam4 = Promitheas Patras | cyears5 = 2017–2018 | cteam5 = Rethymno Cretan Kings | cyears6 = 2018 | cteam6 = Kolossos Rodou | cyears7 = 2018–2019 | cteam7 = Ionikos Nikaias | cyears8 = 2019 | cteam8 = Ionikos Nikaias | cyears9 = 2020–2023 | cteam9 = Apollon Patras | cyears10 = 2024 | cteam10 = Maroussi | cyears11 = 2025 | cteam11 = Aris | awards = '''As a player:''' *Greek Cup winner (2004) * Greek League All-Star (1997) * 3× Greek League assists leader (1997, 1998, 2003) '''As a head coach:''' *2× Greek 2nd Division champion (2019, 2021) }}
'''Nikolaos "Nikos" Vetoulas''' (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Βετούλας; born February 6, 1974, in Patras, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was a {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall point guard.
==Professional career== In his professional playing career, Vetoulas played in the top Greek League with: Apollon Patras, PAOK, Near East, Ionikos N.F., Aris, and AEK Athens. He won the Greek Cup with Aris in 2004.
He also played in the top Italian League with Udine, and in the top Spanish League with Murcia.
==National team career== As a member of the Greek junior national team, Vetoulas played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kolossos Rhodes named Nikos Vetoulas head coach|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/278668/kolossos-rhodes-named-nikos-vetoulas-head-coach.html|accessdate=25 June 2018|date=25 June 2018|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626001435/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/278668/kolossos-rhodes-named-nikos-vetoulas-head-coach.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Vetoulas started his coaching career with Aris in 2008, as an assistant coach to Andrea Mazzon. From 2010 to 2015, he coached Apollon Patras, where he managed to achieve promotion to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, up from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League.
On May 28, 2016, Vetoulas was appointed as the head coach of the Swiss League club, SAM Massagno Basket, signing a two-year deal.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/switzerland/198276/massagno-name-nikos-vetoulas-head-coach.html Massagno name Nikos Vetoulas head coach.]</ref> On July 6, 2016, he left the Swiss club, in order to become the head coach of the top-tier level Greek club Promitheas Patras.<ref>[http://www.a1basket.gr/2016/07/nikos-vetoulas-is-promitheas-new-coach.html Nikos Vetoulas is Promitheas new coach.]</ref> On January 30, 2017, Vetoulas was appointed as the head coach of the Greek team Rethymno Cretan Kings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikos Vetoulas is the new coach of Cretan Kings|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/224650/nikos-vetoulas-is-the-new-coach-of-cretan-kings.html|accessdate=30 January 2017|date=30 January 2017}}</ref> On June 25, 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Kolossos Rodou.
During the 2020–2021 season, he led Apollon Patras to the Greek 2nd division championship and a promotion to the Greek Basket League after four seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2024 |title=He renewed with Apollon Patras and Vetoulas for the next season |url=https://newsbulletin247.com/sports/326128.html |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=newsbulletin247.com}}</ref> Vetoulas stayed with the club until 2023, when he resigned from the team.
On February 7, 2024, Vetoulas was hired from Maroussi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Ο Νίκος Βετούλας στο τιμόνι |url=https://maroussibasketball.gr/o-nikos-vetoulas-sto-timoni/ |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=maroussibasketball.gr}}</ref> On October 27, following Maroussi's defeat by Panionios, he resigned his position as team coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Megan |title=Vetoula's replacement was immediately found: Ilias Zouros from Marousi was announced |url=https://newsbulletin247.com/sports/598393.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=News Bulletin 247 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2006&pcode=LQJ EuroCup profile] *[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_989.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2004.roundID_3699.playerID_22372.html FIBA Europe profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160624193222/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Nikolaos%20VETOULAS/pid/22372/_//players.html FIBA profile] *[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ESP&PlayerID=6167 Eurobasket.com profile] *[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nikos-Vetoulas-35568/stats/ Draftexpress.com profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610035429/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nikos-Vetoulas-35568/stats/ |date=2016-06-10 }} *[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=VET-NIK-74 Italian League profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208151525/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=VET-NIK-74 |date=2012-02-08 }} {{in lang|it}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129032151/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BD9 Spanish League profile] {{in lang|es}} *[https://www.basket.gr/playerview/?playerid=24 Hellenic Federation profile] {{in lang|el}} *[http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/nikos_vetoulas.htm AEK profile]
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