Kostas Charalampidis
| PAOK | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 4, 1976 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2016 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–2002 | Makedonikos (Greece 2nd/Greece) |
| 2002–2004 | Olympia Larissa (Greece/Greece 2nd) |
| 2004–2006 | Makedonikos (Greece) |
| 2006–2009 | Maroussi (Greece) |
| 2009–2010 | Panellinios (Greece) |
| 2010–2011 | Aris (Greece) |
| 2011–2012 | KAOD (Greece) |
| 2012 | Brindisi (Italy 2nd) |
| 2012–2016 | PAOK (Greece) |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | PAOK (Assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Charalampidis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Haralampidis, Haralambidis, Haralabidis, Charalambides) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαραλαμπίδης; born April 4, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. During hios playing career, he was a 6 ft 2½ in (1.89 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.
Professional career
Charalampidis began his career playing with the Makedonikos Greece youth teams. He began his professional career with Makedonikos during the 1997–98 season, and he stayed there through the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he joined Olympia Larissa.
In 2004, he returned to Makedonikos. As a member of Makedonikos, he won the Greek Second Division championship twice, in the years 2000 and 2002. He was named the MVP of the Greek Second Division in 2002. He also played in the Eurocup Final with Makedonikos in 2005.
In 2006, he joined Maroussi. In 2009, he moved to Panellinios, where he was named to the All-Eurocup Second Team for the 2009-10 season. In 2010, he joined Aris Thessaloniki.[1]
He joined KAOD in 2011, and he moved to the Italian Second Division club Brindisi in 2012.[2] He then joined the Greek club PAOK for the 2012-13 season. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.[3]
He officially retired from his basketball playing career in 2016, but he played his last game in November 2014, due to a serious knee injury.
Greek national team
Charalampidis played with Greece's junior national team at the 1999 World University Games.[4] He was also been a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.
Awards and accomplishments
- 2x Greek Second Division Champion: (2000, 2002)
- Greek Second Division MVP: (2002)
- 3x Greek League All-Star: (2009, 2010, 2013)
- All-Eurocup Second Team: (2010)
References
External links
- Eurocup Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (Greek)
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Kostas Charalampidis Interview (English)
- Kostas Charalampidis Interview (Greek)