Georgios Apostolidis (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (

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: Γιώργος Αποστολίδης; born June 22, 1984) is a Greek professional

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player. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He can play at the point guard, shooting guard,

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, and

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positions.

Professional career

Apostolidis has played with clubs such as: PAOK, Iraklis, Olympia Larissa, Panellinios, AEL 1964 GS, Trikala 2000, Ilysiakos, and Panathinaikos in his professional career. Apostolidis signed with Olympiacos Piraeus, in July 2007, and he was loaned to Panellinios In October 2014, he signed a contract with Doxa Lefkadas. He appeared in 23 games for the team, averaging 11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, in 30.4 minutes per game. In September 2015, Apostolidis signed with

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

of the Greek 2nd Division.

National team career

Apostolidis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He won the bronze medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...

, and the silver medal at the 2005

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. He also played at the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads ...

Awards and honors

Club career

* Greek League Champion: (2014) *

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Winner: (2014)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile
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