Theodoros "Thodoris" Vlachos (; born 9 July 1969, in Volos) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current coach of the Greece men's national water polo team.Νέος προπονητής του Θρύλου ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, redplanet.gr (in Greek)Eλλάδα–Ιταλία 11–10, sport24.gr (in Greek) He was named the Greek Coach of the Year, for the years 2021 and 2023.
As a player, Vlachos played for Olympiacos from 1989 to 1998, winning numerous titles. He was also a member of the Greece men's national water polo team. After his retirement, he became assistant coach of Olympiacos under coaches Dragan Matutinović, Zoltán Kásás and Veselin Đuho.Thodoris Vlachos, gavros.gr (in Greek) He became Olympiacos head coach in 2011, following a successful stint as head coach in Palaio Faliro. Under his guidance, Olympiacos won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa, after a 9–7 win against home team Pro Recco in the final and completed a Triple Crown, winning the season's all available titles.Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek) Besides the LEN Champions League and the Triple Crown, he has also coached Olympiacos to 10 consecutive Greek League titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) 9 Greek Cups (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and 7 domestic Doubles.Ολυμπιακός–ΠΑΟ 10–6, Πρωταθλητής ο Ολυμπιακός με 3–0, contra.gr (in Greek)
In 2014, he became head coach of Greece men's national water polo team,Νέος προπονητής στην Εθνική ο Θοδωρής Βλάχος, contra.gr (in Greek) whom he led to the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and the bronze medal at the 2016 World League in Huizhou.
Vlachos, as the head coach of Greece's national water polo team, has attained the silver medal in the Olympic Games of Tokyo in 2020, and also the silver medal in the World Championships at Fukuoka in 2023.
Honours As a head coach Club Olympiacos LEN Champions League: 2017–18; runners-up: 2015–16, 2018–19 Greek Championship: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Greek Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Greek Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
National team Silver Medal in 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo Silver Medal in 2023 World Championship, Fukuoka Silver Medal in 2018 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona Bronze Medal in 2015 World Championship, Kazan Bronze Medal in 2016 World League, Huizhou Bronze Medal in 2020 World League, Tbilisi 4th place in 2016 European Championship, Belgrade 4th place in 2017 World Championship, Budapest 6th place in 2016 Olympic Games, Rio
Awards PSAT Awards Coach of the Year: 2021 PSAT Awards Coach of the Year: 2023
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