Ioannis Athinaiou
| No. 27 – Olympiacos Piraeus | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek Basket League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 27, 1988 Cholargos, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | Ilysiakos |
| 2009–2011 | Panionios |
| 2011–2012 | → KAOD |
| 2012–2013 | Panionios |
| 2013–2014 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2014 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2014 | Eskişehir Basket |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Athens |
| 2015–present | Olympiacos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Greek: Γιάννης Αθηναίου; born May 27, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4½ in) tall.[1][2] and 96 kg (212 lbs).[3] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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Youth career
Athinaiou played from a young age in Poseidonas, a club in Psychiko, Athens, Greece, before he started his pro career.
Professional career
Athinaiou first played professionally with the Greek clubs Ilysiakos, Panionios, and KAOD.[4] In the summer of 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with Panionios.[5] He joined the Greek League club Aris in 2013.[6]
He joined the Italian League club Olimpia Milano in 2014.[7] In May, he parted ways with the team.[8] He signed with the Greek Euroleague team Olympiacos in 2015.[9]
Greek national team
Athinaiou was a member of the Greek university national team. He played at the 2007 World University Games. He is also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.
Awards and accomplishments
- Greek League All-Star: (2014)
References
- ↑ ATHINAIOU, IOANNIS HEIGHT: 1.94.
- ↑ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Γιάννης HEIGHT 1.94 (Greek).
- ↑ Ioannis Athinaiou Svoris: 96 (Lithuanian).
- ↑ Insports.gr Player Data (Greek).
- ↑ Sport24.gr Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθηναίου (Greek).
- ↑ Γιάννης Αθηναίου και Νίκος Γκίκας στον ΑΡΗ (Greek).
- ↑ LegaBasket.it EA7 Emporio Armani, arriva il play guardia Ioannis Athinaiou (Italian).
- ↑ Sportando.net Olimpia Milano, Ioannis Athinaiou part ways.
- ↑ Olympiacos adds depth with combo-guard Athinaiou.
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (Greek)
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (Greek)
- Draftexpress.com Profile
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