Panayiotis Kafkis
Encyclopedia
Panagiotis Kafkis (in Greek
: Παναγιώτης Καυκής; born May 8, 1980 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek
professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ¾ in) tall.
, Makedonikos
, Apollon Patras
, Panionios
and Olympiacos Piraeus
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while playing for the senior Greek national basketball team
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Παναγιώτης Καυκής; born May 8, 1980 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ¾ in) tall.
Pro career
In his pro career Kafkis has played for IlisiakosIlisiakos BC
Ilissiakos B.C. is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Athens, Greece.-History:The parent athletic sports club was founded in 1927. The basketball team of Ilissiakos was established in 1968...
, Makedonikos
Makedonikos BC
Makedonikos B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki , Greece. The club was founded in the year 1928.-History:...
, Apollon Patras
Apollon Patras BC
Apollon Patras BC, named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
, Panionios
Panionios Forthnet
Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...
and Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...
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Greek national team
Kafkis won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Basketball TournamentBasketball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Basketball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the El Ejido Sports Hall from Friday June 24 to Friday July 1, 2005 in Almería, Spain.-Rosters:*...
while playing for the senior Greek national basketball team
Greece national basketball team
The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
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