Christos Christodoulou ( el, Χρήστος "Κρις" Χριστοδούλου; born August 13, 1961) is a Greek former professional

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player. At a height of 2.00 m (6' 6") tall, he played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

After playing with the youth teams of Dafni, Christodoulou played at the senior level with

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'') ...

, with whom he won the

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 ...

title in 1991. In 1994, he moved to Sporting.

National team career

Christodoulou was a member of the senior men's

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that finished in 10th place at the

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.Chris CHRISTODOULOU (GRE).
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Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Christodoulou worked as the sports manager of the

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club

Personal life

Christodoulou's younger brother, Fanis, was also a professional basketball player. They played together in the same club team,

References

External links

FIBA Archive ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
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