Ioannis Athinaiou
| PAOK Thessaloniki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek League Champions League |
| 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 | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| 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 |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Athens |
| 2015–2017 | Olympiacos |
| 2017–2018 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2018–present | PAOK |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Template:Lang-el; born May 27, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall.[1][2] and 96 kg (212 lbs).[3] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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] With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 2016. He returned to Aris, for the 2017–18 season. On July 29, 2018, he signed a two-year contract with arch-rivals PAOK.
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 played with Greece at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[10] He also played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[11]
Awards and accomplishments
- Greek League All-Star: (2014)
- Greek League Champion: (2016)
References
- ^ GIANNIS ATHINAIOU Height: 194 cm.
- ^ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Γιάννης HEIGHT 1.94 Template:El icon.
- ^ Ioannis Athinaiou Svoris: 96 Template:Lt icon.
- ^ Insports.gr Player Data Template:El icon.
- ^ Sport24.gr Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθηναίου Template:El icon.
- ^ Γιάννης Αθηναίου και Νίκος Γκίκας στον ΑΡΗ Template:El icon.
- ^ LegaBasket.it EA7 Emporio Armani, arriva il play guardia Ioannis Athinaiou Template:It icon.
- ^ Sportando.net Olimpia Milano, Ioannis Athinaiou part ways.
- ^ Olympiacos adds depth with combo-guard Athinaiou.
- ^ Greek NT squad for OQT is announced.
- ^ Greece announce preliminary player list for games against Great Britain and Israel.