Sport Lisbon and Benfica have announced that they have signed volleyball coach Sakis Psarras 53 yrs old for the next two seasons.
A native of Athens, the coach has 10 years of experience in Greece, where there is a great rivalry between clubs, such as the cases of Olympiacos, Panathinaikos or PAOK. Sakis Psarras began his journey as coach at OFPF Ethnikós in 2016/17, a club that placed in the top flight after becoming champion of the A2 League, continuing his career during the following season at PAOK.
Over the past 6 seasons, the coach has transformed AONS Milon into one of his country's top mole teams, including a historic first appearance in the CEV Cup. Last season (2025/26), Sakis Psarras led the team to second place in the regular phase of the main Championship of Greece – a point behind leaders Panathinaikos – and then reached the semi-finals of the play-offs. In the European CEV Cup trial, in 2024/25, the coach levou the Greek team to the quarter-finals.