Charalampos "Charis" Giannopoulos (

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: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Γιαννόπουλος; born July 13, 1989) is a Greek professional

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player and the

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for Kolossos Rodou of the

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. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall

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Professional career

Giannopoulos began his pro career with the Greek League club PAOK Thessaloniki, during the 2005–06 season. He joined the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus in 2008. He moved to

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

for 2 seasons, from 2009 to 2011. He joined

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

for the 2011–12 season. He then moved to

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 ...

for the 2012–13 season. In 2013, he signed with the Spanish League club

Bàsquet Manresa Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost ...

. In 2015, Giannopoulos returned to Greece, signing with Rethymno Cretan Kings. On July 10, 2017, Giannopoulos renewed his contract with the Cretan team through 2020, and also became the club's

. In 2018, Giannopoulos signed with

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 ...

of the

. He parted ways with the team on June 21, 2020. During his stint with AEK, Giannopoulos won the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup as well as the 2020

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. On July 28, 2020, Giannopoulos moved to Promitheas Patras. In 27 games during his first season, he averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1 assist per contest. On March 23, 2022, he parted ways with the club, after an injury-plagued second season, where he appeared in only 9 games and averaged 7.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. On April 8, 2022, despite an initial agreement with

, Giannopoulos returned to another former club of his,

, for the rest of the season. In 2 regular season games, he received limited playing time, while never appearing on court in the team's two playoff matches against

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 ...

. On August 17, 2022, Giannopoulos moved to Kolossos Rodou.

National team career

Greek junior national team

With Greece's junior national teams, Giannopoulos played at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Giannopoulos became a member of the senior men's

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in 2017. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

, - , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Rethymno Cretan Kings , align=center , GBL , 25 , , 27.2 , , .464 , , .398 , , .889 , , 3.9 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , 10.4 , - , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Rethymno Cretan Kings , align=center , GBL , 26 , , 26.0 , , .366 , , .378 , , .938 , , 3.0 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.9 , - , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

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

, align=center , GBL , 21 , , 12.4 , , .398 , , .375 , , .692 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.6

FIBA Champions League

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, 16 , , 8.0 , , .333 , , .227 , , .778 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 2.3

Honours

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League ProfileHellenic Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giannopoulos, Charis 1989 births Living people AEK B.C. players Bàsquet Manresa players Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain Greek men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Olympiacos B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players Panionios B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Sportspeople from Alexandreia, Greece Peristeri B.C. players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Rethymno B.C. players Small forwards