Theophanis "Fanis" Koumpouras (; born December 8, 1983) is a Greek professional

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player. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m) in height, and he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Koumpouras began his career playing with the

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'') ...

youth teams. He began his pro career in 2001, with

Chalkida Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

. In 2004, he moved to

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. In 2007, he joined Olympia Larissa, where he had a great year during the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he signed with

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 ...

National team career

With the Greek junior national teams, Koumpouras played at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a silver medal, at the

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, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a gold medal. With the Greek under-26 national team, he won the silver medal at both the

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and the

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External links

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