Thanasis Skourtopoulos, a Greek basketball player and coach, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 60.
Born in Athens in 1965, he played professionally for Dafni Dafniou, Pagrati and AEK Athens, and was a member of the AEK Athens team that reached the Greek Cup finals in 1988. Skourtopoulos later coached several clubs, including Aigaleo, Peristeri, Panellinios, Ikaros Kallitheas, Panionios and Keravnos.
He became head coach of Rethymno in 2014, Apollon Patras in 2016 and GSL Faros in 2017.
Athanasios “Thanasis” Skourtopoulos (alternate spelling: Thanassis) (Greek: Αθανάσιος “Θανάσης” Σκουρτόπουλος 23 May 1965 – 5 February 2026) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach.