Giannis Kalampokis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kalambokis, Kalabokis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Καλαμπόκης; born on August 15, 1978 in Ilio,

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, Greece) is a Greek former professional

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player and current

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. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he mainly played as a

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. He last played with AEK Athens of the Greek League.

Professional playing career

Club career

Kalampokis started his career with the Neoi Palatianis juniors team in Greece, and he then made his pro debut in 1999, while playing for

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in the Greek A2 League. In 2003, he made his debut in the top-tier Greek League and the EuroLeague with

Olympiacos Piraeus 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 ...

. He then played with the Greek clubs AEK Athens and

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...

. In 2007, he signed with the Greek club

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'') ...

. In 2009, he joined the

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club

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. After playing with Treviso, he moved back to Panionios. In 2010, he joined the Greek club

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. For the 2011–12 season, he moved back to PAOK, and he finished the season with the German League club

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. He played with the Greek club Kolossos during the 2012–13 season, and then joined the Greek club Rethymno Aegean, for the 2013–14 season. After spending the 2015–16 preseason with

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 ...

, Kalampokis signed with AEK Athens for the season, on October 2, 2015. He announced his retirement from playing basketball on 29 August 2016.

National team career

Kalampokis also played with the Greece men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009, where they won the bronze medal.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Kalampokis became a

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for basketball games on Greek TV. He then took a job coaching the youth academies of

. He also worked as the President of the Greek basketball player's union. He then coached the youth academies of

. He became an assistant coach of the Greece men's national basketball team, in November 2017.Στο προπονητικό τιμ της Εθνικής ο Καλαμπόκης .
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Awards and accomplishments

As a player

Pro career

*2× Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2010)

Greek senior national team

* EuroBasket 2009:

References and notes

External links

TwitterEuroLeague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile 1Draftexpress.com Profile 2Greek Basket League Profile

Italian League Profile

Italian League Bio

FCM ProfileIoannis Kalampokis - The Pride of Panionios
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