Antonis Christeas

Antonis Christeas (Greek: Αντώνης Χρηστέας; 1 February 1937 – 9 October 2011) was a Greek professional basketball player of the 1950s and 1960s era.

Club career

Christeas was a key member of Panellinios, and with them he won 2 Greek League championships (1955, 1957). He also played for AEK Athens, and with them he won 6 Greek League championships (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970). He also won the 1967-68 season's European Cup Winners' Cup on April 4, 1968, with AEK. In between playing with Panellinios and AEK, he also played for Triton.

Greek national team

Christeas was also a key member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and he finished his career with the national team with 30 caps, in which he scored a total of 397 points. He was also a coach and assistant coach of the Greek youth national teams for many years, and won a lot of medals.

External links

Hellenic Basketball Federation Player Profile (Greek)
Hellenic Basketball Federation Coach Profile (Greek)

AEK 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Champions

5 Petrakis 6 Trontzos 7 Moschos† 8 Zoupas 9 Dimitriadis 10 Amerikanos 11 Nesiadis 12 Larentzakis 13 Vasileiadis 14 Tsavas 15 Christeas Coach Milas †Moschos died of cancer in 1966, but he was inducted into the AEK Hall of Fame in 2008, and added to the 1968 championship team as an honorary member.

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