Takis Koroneos  Panagiotis "Takis" Koroneos (alternate spelling: Koronaios) (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Κορωναίος) (born October 8, 1952) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He is also a former member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. During his playing career, his nickname was, "The Galis Before Galis". During his playing career, Koroneos was credited with discovering Rony Seikaly, while he was a youth in Greece. Koroneos joined the youth teams of Panathinaikos in 1965, and began his pro career with the club's senior men's team, in 1968. With Panathinaikos, he had a long career, and won 11 Greek League championships and 3 Greek Cups. While a member of Panathinaikos, he was also the Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer in 1983. He also played with PAOK and Panionios. In the top-tier level Greek League, he scored a total of 7,465 points, which is the 5th most total points scored in the competition, since the 1963–64 season. Koroneos played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 150 games, recording a total of 1,832 points. His first game with Greece's national team was played on June 25, 1975, against the Bulgarian national basketball team, during the Balkans Cup. His last game with Greece's national team was played on October 29, 1981, against the Polish national basketball team, in a friendly game. Koroneos won gold medals at both the 1979 Mediterranean Games and the 1979 Balkans Cup. He also played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the EuroBasket 1975, the EuroBasket 1979, and the EuroBasket 1981. After his playing career, Koroneos worked as the head coach of Maroussi, Dafni, Near East, Keravnos, Panionios Women, and Panathinaikos Women, during the season 2008–09.