Dimitrios Charitopoulos

Dimitrios Charitopoulos
Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek A2
Personal information
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983
Alexandria, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2002–2006 Aris
2006–2008 PAOK
2008–2009 Trikala 2000
2009–2010 Panionios
2010–2012 Maroussi
2012 ASVEL
2012–2013 PAOK
2013 Lukoil Academic
2013–2014 Valladolid
2014–2015 Manresa
2015 PAOK
2015–2016 Koroivos Amaliadas
2016–2017 AEK Athens
2017–present Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2002 Almería National Team
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería National Team

Dimitrios Charitopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris, Haritopoulos) (Greek: Δημήτρης Χαριτόπουλος; born November 14, 1983) is a Greek professional basketball player for Iraklis in the Greek A2. He is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall and he weighs 113 kg (250 lbs). He is a power forward-center.

Professional career

Charitopoulos began his professional career with Aris during the 2002-03 season. He moved to PAOK in 2006. In February 2012, he joined ASVEL.[1] In September 2013, he signed with Spanish club CB Valladolid.[2]

For the 2014–15 season, he signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB, where he averaged 4.2 points in 17 games. On January 30, 2015, he left the Spanish club.[3] Three days later, he signed with his former team, PAOK.[4]

On August 31, 2016, Charitopoulos signed a one year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[5]

Greek national team

Charitopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[6] Charitopoulos also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with the Greek national basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com ASVEL BASKET adds Charitopoulos.
  2. ↑ "Valladolid signs Dimitris Haritopoulos.". Sportando.net. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Dimitris Haritopoulos leaves Manresa.
  4. ↑ Charitopoulos signed his contract and practiced with the team.
  5. ↑ Dimitrios Charitopoulos signs one-year deal with AEK Athens.
  6. ↑ Dimitrios CHARITOPOULOS (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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