Giorgos Tsiaras
No. 9 – Club Melilla Baloncesto | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | LEB Oro |
Personal information | |
Born |
Larissa, Greece | May 4, 1982
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
Pro career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2006 | AEK Athens |
2006–2008 | Olympia Larissa |
2008–2010 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
2010 | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
2010–2011 | Panionios |
2011–2012 | Ikaros Kallitheas |
2012–2013 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2013–2014 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş |
2014–present | Club Melilla Baloncesto |
Georgios Tsiaras (alternate spelling: Giorgos Tsiaras) (born May 4, 1982), is a Greek professional basketball player. He mainly plays at the power forward position.
Pro career
During his first professional years Tsiaras played for AEK Athens, and with them he won the Greek Championship in 2002. In 2006, he moved to his home city of Larissa, and to the local club Olympia Larissa. In 2008, he moved to PAOK Thessaloniki.
In 2010, he joined the Czech League club CEZ Nymburk.[1] At the end of the season, he came back to Greece signing for Panionios. He later played for Ikaros Kallitheas and Aris Thessaloniki.
For the 2013–14 season he signed with the Romanian League club CS Gaz Metan Mediaş. In August 2014, he signed with the Spanish club Club Melilla Baloncesto.[2]
Greek national team
Tsiaras was a member of the Greek junior national team and with them he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Awards and accomplishments
- Won the Greek Championship: (2002)
- FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Gold medal (2002)
- Greek All Star Game: (2008)