Nationality Greek 2009–2011 Panionios Weight 91 kg 2006–2009 Ilysiakos Height 1.96 m | Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg) Role Basketball Player Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Name Ioannis Athinaiou Pro career 2006 | |
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League Greek Basket League
Euroleague Born May 27, 1988 (age 35)
Cholargos, Athens, Greece ( 1988-05-27 ) Position Point guard, Shooting guard Similar People Zisis Sarikopoulos, Dusan Sakota, Michalis Tsairelis, Dimitrios Agravanis, Georgios Bogris | ||
Ioannis athinaiou mix
Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Greek: Γιάννης Αθηναίου; born May 27, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall. and 96 kg (212 lbs). He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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- Ioannis athinaiou mix
- Youth career
- Professional career
- Greek national team
- Awards and accomplishments
- References
Ioannis athinaiou mix
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. In the summer of 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with Panionios. He joined the Greek League club Aris, in 2013.
He joined the Italian League club Olimpia Milano, in 2014. In May, he parted ways with the team. He signed with the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos, in 2015. With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 2016.
Greek national team
Athinaiou was a member of the Greek university national team. He played at the 2007 World University Games. He has also been a member of the senior Greek national basketball team. He was selected to Greece's 12 man roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.