Ioannis Athinaiou

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Ioannis Athinaiou
Γιάννης Αθηναίου
Aris
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek League
Personal information
Born (1988-05-27) May 27, 1988
Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Career history
2006–2009 Ilysiakos (Greece 2nd)
2009–2011 Panionios (Greece)
2011–2012 → KAOD (loan) (Greece)
2012–2013 Panionios (Greece)
2013–present Aris (Greece)

Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Greek: Γιάννης Αθηναίου; born May 27th, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall.[1] He can play at the 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.[2] In the summer of 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with Panionios.[3] He joined the Greek League club Aris in 2013.[4]

Greek national team

Athinaiou was a member of the Greek university national team. He played at the 2007 World University Games.

References

  1. ↑ PanioniosBC.gr Γιάννης Αθηναίου (Greek).
  2. ↑ Insports.gr Player Data (Greek).
  3. ↑ Sport24.gr Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθηναίου (Greek).
  4. ↑ Γιάννης Αθηναίου και Νίκος Γκίκας στον ΑΡΗ (Greek).

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