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Georgios Kalaitzis

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Nationality
  
Greek

1994–1996
  
Panionios (Greece)

Weight
  
100 kg

Pro career
  
1994–2014

Height
  
1.95 m

Listed weight
  
220 lb (100 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Name
  
Georgios Kalaitzis


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Born
  
August 29, 1976 (age 47) Thessaloniki, Greece (
1976-08-29
)

Position
  
Point guard / Shooting guard

Listed height
  
6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)

Georgios kalaitzis against panathinaikos


Georgios Kalaitzis (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Καλαϊτζής); born August 29, 1976 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball 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.

Greek national team

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.

Pro career

  • 8x Greek League Champion: (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  • 3x Greek Cup Winner: (2003, 2005, 2006)
  • 2x EuroLeague Champion: (2000, 2002)
  • Greek All-Star Game: (2001, 2003, 2004)
  • Greek national team

  • 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:  Gold
  • References

    Georgios Kalaitzis Wikipedia