Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Name Dimitrios Tsaldaris Height 1.96 m Pro career 2001 | Nationality Greek Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) 2004–2005 Peristeri (Greece) Role Basketball Player Weight 95 kg | |
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Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Dimitrios Tsaldaris Tribute
Dimitrios Tsaldaris (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Τσαλδάρης) (born March 7, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player for KAOD of the Greek Basketball League. Born in Piraeus, Greece, he is a swingman. He is 1.96 m (6'5") in height.
Contents
- Dimitrios Tsaldaris Tribute
- biella bologna 2013
- Player profile
- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Personal life
- Awards and accomplishments
- References
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Player profile
Tsaldaris is a left-handed, crafty offensive player and pesky defender. He is a good ball handler and passer and he can play the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Professional career
Tsaldaris began his professional career in 2001 with Alimos. He then played with Peristeri during the 2004–05 season and then with Panellinios during the 2005–06 season. He was voted the Greek League Best Young Player in 2006.
He then transferred to Aris. In 2009, he moved to the Italian League club Napoli. He then moved to the Italian clubs Sutor Montegranaro and Dinamo Sassari. He returned to Aris for the 2011-12 season. He moved to Kolossos in 2012.
In 2013, he joined Biella, and the next club he moved to was AENK.
On January 6, 2015 he signed with KAOD.
Greek national team
Tsaldaris has also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team.
Personal life
He is married to Polina and has a daughter named Despina and son named Stelios. In his spare time he enjoys reading and traveling. His sports idols are Michael Jordan and Drazen Petrovic. His favorite movie is 'Apocalypse Now' and favorite car the Nissan GT-R. He thinks of himself as a very quiet and reserved person who likes to be in group of friends. His jokes were famous in the Montegranaro trainings, with the usual victim being his co-player...Dejan Ivanov. He considers Zeljko Obradovic as the ideal coach, while the most difficult opponent ever faced, Juan Carlos Navarro. His likes any kind of music and his nickname is "Mitsos". He thinks of Greek islands as the ideal destination for holidays and he prefers brunettes to blondes.