Nationality Greek / Austrian 1985–1990 Sporting (Greece) Name Dinos Angelidis | NBA draft 1991 / Undrafted Role Basketball Player Pro career 1985–2001 Height 2.08 m | |
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Born April 5, 1969 (age 55)
Vienna, Austria ( 1969-04-05 ) Position Small forward / Power forward | ||
Listed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||
Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis (born 5 April 1969) is a retired Greek basketball player of mixed Greek-Austrian ancestry. Born in Vienna, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and has represented Greece at senior level. He played as either small forward or power forward.
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Professional career
He started his basketball career at Sporting in 1985. In 1990, he was acquired by Aris Thessaloniki. Over the next nine years Angelidis played for the "emperor" of Greek basketball, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1993 and the Korać Cup in 1997. On the domestic front he won two Greek Basketball Cups (1992 and 1998). He served as Aris' captain part of that time. His career was marred by his failure on May 12, 1999, to pass an anti-doping test prior to a game against PAOK which caused Aris to forfeit that game. The following year Angelidis transferred to PAOK where he played just one season (1999-2000). He also played for Dafni before retiring in 2001.
International career
During his career Angelidis played 81 times for the Greek national basketball team, scoring 645 points. He was a member of the squad that won second place in EuroBasket 1989 in Zagreb, Croatia. He also participated in EuroBasket 1991 and 1995 as well as the Olympics of 1996. In total he appeared in 81 games for Greece averaging 7.96 points per game.
Personal
Angelidis was born in Vienna to a Greek father and an Austrian mother. He graduated from the German School of Athens.