Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
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Tzanis Stavrakopoulos (born October 30, 1971 in Athens
) is a Greek
professional basketball
player.
He started his career at the age of 16 with Asteras Ampelokipon. He led the team from the local ESKA category to the A1 professional Greek League
. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/10541/180/item#...AND In 1995, he moved to Panathinaikos BC and he won the Euroleague
Championship with them in 1996. The next year he played for Aris BC
and he won the Korać Cup
with them.
In the 1997–1998 season he played for Le Mans
and one year later he played for Panionios BC. He also played for Dafni BC
, Ionikos NF BC, Panionios BC (twice), and Peristeri BC
(in the Greek A2 League
). Tzanis Stavrakopoulos also played with the Greek national team
at the Eurobasket 1995
.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
) 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
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
He started his career at the age of 16 with Asteras Ampelokipon. He led the team from the local ESKA category to the A1 professional Greek League
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/10541/180/item#...AND In 1995, he moved to Panathinaikos BC and he won the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
Championship with them in 1996. The next year he played for Aris BC
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
and he won the Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
with them.
In the 1997–1998 season he played for Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
and one year later he played for Panionios BC. He also played for Dafni BC
Dafni BC
AO Dafni Athens BC , commonly known as Dafni BC, is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Dafni, Attica, a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League second division the A2 Ethniki...
, Ionikos NF BC, Panionios BC (twice), and Peristeri BC
Peristeri BC
Peristeri B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
(in the Greek A2 League
A2 Ethniki
The HEBA A2 or commonly called, the Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is operated by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association . The league has 16 teams...
). Tzanis Stavrakopoulos also played with the Greek national 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...
at the Eurobasket 1995
EuroBasket 1995
EuroBasket 1995 final tournament stage was XXIX European basketball championship and was held in Athens, Greece from 21 June to 2 July, 1995. This European championship was the first one that saw the successful return of Lithuania national basketball team to the tournament, since its last triumph...
.