Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Gliniadakis) (

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: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August 1981) is a Greek former professional

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player. He played

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at a height of tall. His professional

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playing career started in 1997.

Professional career

Europe

Before going to play in the United States, Glyniadakis played as a youth with Kydonas of

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, Greece. He then started his professional career with the Greek team

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to

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and then to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

. In May 2007, he signed with the

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. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was waived on 1 October 2007. He then joined the Greek League team

Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmon ...

. He was the

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of the last 16 week 1 in the EuroCup 2008–09 season. In July 2009, he moved to the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos Piraeus. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. After a season of playing for

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, he signed with

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of Lithuania. On 31 January 2014, Glyniadakis signed a contract with Cypriot side

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

, and helped his team to win the

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championship at the end of the season. On 30 October 2014 he was signed by Turkish team

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. On 23 December 2014 he moved to Romania and signed with Enegria Rovinari for the rest of the season. On 14 August 2015 Glyniadakis signed with Les Lions de Geneve of the Swiss

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. In November 2015, he left the Lions and signed with the Greek club Nea Kifissia for the rest of the 2015–16 season. On 21 July 2016 Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club PAOK. On 4 August 2017 Glyniadakis signed with Kymis. On 22 August 2018 Glyniadakis returned to his home land of Crete after nearly two decades, signing a one-year deal with the Rethymno Cretan Kings. He joined the Greek club Ilysiakos, in 2019.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the

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with the 58th pick in the

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. In the 2005–06 season, he played with the

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of the

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. He played with the

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during the 2006

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preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the

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of the NBA D-League, and with them, he won the D-League championship in the year 2006. Glyniadakis was signed by the

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on 5 November 2006, and appeared in 13 games with them, averaging 1.3 points per game, before he was waived on 4 January 2007. Glyniadakis' final NBA game was played on January 2nd, 2007 in a 88 - 112 loss to the

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where he only played for 52 seconds (substituting at the very end of the 4th quarter for Damien Wilkins) and recorded no stats. He played for the

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in the 2007

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, in

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National team career

Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams he played at the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and he won the bronze medal at the

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. He also played at the 1999

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, and at the

2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, in Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Slovenia Slo ...

. Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men's

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for the

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. He won the bronze medal with Greece at the 2009 EuroBasket, and he also played at the

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Career statistics

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

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Awards and achievements

Pro career

* 5× Greek League Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 * 2× EuroLeague

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: 2000, 2012 * 2× Greek League All-Star: 2004, 2009 *

D-League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA De ...

Champion: 2006 * 2×

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

Winner: 2010, 2011 * Kazakh League Champion: 2013 * Kazakh Cup Winner: 2013 *

Champion: 2014

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

* 2009 EuroBasket:

References

External links

*
NBA G League profile

Euroleague.net profile

Eurobasket.com profile

Greek Basket League profile

Italian League profile
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