Vasilis Lipiridis
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Vasilis Lipiridis is a retired Greek
professional basketball
player.
winning the Greek Championship
six times (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and the Greek Cup
5 times (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992).
He took part in 3 consecutive final fours of the European Champions Cup
: Ghent
(1988), Munich
(1989), Saragosa (1990). Aris joined the elite of European basketball clubs, but a European title did not come for Lipiridis until much later, in 1993 (Cup Winners Cup
, in Torino).
He was a member of the Greek National Squad
that won the 6th place in the 1990 FIBA World Championship
.
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
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player.
Career
Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward for Aris BCAris 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....
winning the Greek Championship
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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...
six times (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and the Greek Cup
Greek basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
5 times (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992).
He took part in 3 consecutive final fours of the European Champions Cup
Euroleague
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: Ghent
Ghent
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(1988), Munich
Munich
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(1989), Saragosa (1990). Aris joined the elite of European basketball clubs, but a European title did not come for Lipiridis until much later, in 1993 (Cup Winners Cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
, in Torino).
He was a member of the Greek National Squad
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...
that won the 6th place in the 1990 FIBA World Championship
1990 FIBA World Championship
The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990.The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner...
.