Alexey Dmitrievitch Savrasenko (alternate spelling: Alexei) (russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Саврасенко, born February 28, 1979) is a retired Russian-Greek professional

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player. He played at the center position. Because of half-Greek origin from his mother's side, he has dual citizenship in both Russia and

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. In fact, his Greek passport states his name as Alexis Amanatidis ( Greek: Αλέξης Αμανατίδης).

Professional career

In June 2011, Savrasenko signed a one-year contract with

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. On August 24, 2012, Savrasenko reached a one-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He retired from professional basketball at the end of the 2012–13 season.

National team career

As a member of the senior men's

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, Savrasenko played at the

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. He also played at the following FIBA EuroBaskets: FIBA EuroBasket 2001,

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, and

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. He won the gold medal at the

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Awards and achievements

Pro clubs

*2× Greek League Champion: (1996, 1997) *2× Greek Cup Winner: (1997, 2002) *3× EuroLeague Champion: (

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) *2× Triple Crown Champion: (1997, 2006) *6× Russian Championship Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) *3× Russian Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007) * Russian Cup MVP: (2007) * EuroCup Champion: (2013)

Russian senior national team

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savrasenko, Aleksey 1979 births Living people Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Khimki players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players BC UNICS players Centers (basketball) Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Greek people of Russian descent Naturalized citizens of Greece Olympiacos B.C. players Olympic basketball players of Russia PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Peristeri B.C. players Russian men's basketball players 2002 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Krasnodar