Georgios Kalaitzis
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | August 29, 1976|||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2014 | |||||||||||||
Position | center | |||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Panionios | |||||||||||||
1997 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||
1997–2006 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Aris | |||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Panellinios | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Kolossos | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Doukas | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
2016–present | Panathinaikos (Academies) | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Georgios Kalaitzis (also spelled Giorgos; Greek: Γιώργος Καλαϊτζής; born August 29, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach.
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Professional career
In his pro career, Kalaitzis played with: the Greek Basket League club Panionios, the Italian LBA club Olimpia Milano, and the Greek clubs Panathinaikos, Aris, Panellinios, Kolossos, and he ended his playing career with Doukas of the Greek 3rd Division.[1]
National team career
Kalaitzis won the gold medal at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup with the Greek junior national team. As a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team, he played at the EuroBasket 1997, the 1998 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 1999, and the EuroBasket 2001.
Coaching career
Kalaitzis became a head coach in the youth academies of Panathinaikos in 2016.
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- 8× Greek League Champion: (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2003, 2005, 2006)
- 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2000, 2002)
- Greek All-Star Game: (2001, 2003, 2004)
Greek national team
- 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: Gold
References
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
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- 1976 births
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- Greek Basket League players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Panathinaikos B.C. non-playing staff
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Panellinios B.C. players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
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- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
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